Chapter Nine
As they shuffled him back to his luxury suite, he realized he was fortunate to have friends like AJ. He was also painfully aware he hadn’t always been the greatest friend in return. Heck, who was he kidding? He’d never been a decent friend, much less a good one. Did he even know how? People who were kind and selfless like AJ and Leah seemed to and still they befriended him, even given his shortcomings in that department. He hadn’t ever taken others into consideration. People were disposable commodities who lived and breathed to cater to his needs, not beings with feelings, thoughts and needs of their own. No, he’d never been a true friend. AJ was more of one than he deserved.
He plopped onto the threadbare cot—one that probably had never seen better days—and was rewarded wit
