Chapter 18 – Confrontation
Cole took a seat on the toilet in one of the stalls and stared at the floor. “Look, Dale. I know you hate me. And you've got every right to. I hate me, too. I hate what I did. I deserved my sentence. And if you want to kill me...” He paused. “Then I won't stop you. I promise. But I really don't want to die in a bathroom. Can't we do this somewhere else?”
“You won't stop me, you say.” Dale's mouth twisted. “You sound like you've given up on life.” He put his hands on his hips and shook his head. “You sound totally defeated.”
The door opened and Free and Annora entered.
“I put an 'out of order' sign on the door,” Annora said. She joined Dale at the stall's entrance and gave her brother a pained look. “Oh, Cole,” she said softly. “I should have spent more time o
