“Penny for your thoughts?”
Kat jumped, and Silas laughed at her expression. “Jesus, you scared me!” she said.
He handed her a cup of coffee. “Sorry. I know you’re on edge lately, and for good reason.” He looked her over. “How are you doing?”
Instead of answering, she sipped her coffee.
“I’m doing all right. I got the window boarded up at the house, and they were able to clean off the paint.” She sighed. At the moment, she was on her lunch break at school, and she’d rather hoped to keep to herself. But Silas was her friend, and she knew he was worried about her. He also knew about her predilection for coffee in the early afternoon, bless him.
“Are you still staying at Gavin’s place?” He didn’t look at her when he asked the question, which made Kat tense.
“For now, yeah. I’d rather not
