Chapter 15: Something to Ask Me
On Round Road at Gillian’s side I concentrate on her question a little more than I should. My mind drifts to a faraway place and time when Thad was alive and playing for the Vipers. I imagine he’s in Vanmer Stadium on a Sunday afternoon, playing a game against a rivaling team. I watch touchdowns being made, tackles, and—
The blue Schwinn accidentally veers for the lake, but I take control of it before it’s too late.
Gillian laughs at my chaos. Obviously she knows how to ride a bike, blowing me away. Perhaps she bikes around Vanmer but hasn’t admitted such exercise to me.
I eventually end up beside her again, saving myself from a catastrophe by steering the bike into the lake. Following her pace, realizing that she’s not half bad on a bike, I decide to an
