19 Chapter 19

Whenever Lane tried asking Braden anything, the boy stared silently at his food, unwilling to answer. “How’s school?” and “What classes are you taking?” and even “What did you ask for for Christmas?” drew nothing but blank looks. Not only was Braden ignoring Lane, but he was doing so intentionally. The more Lane tried to draw him out, the angrier Remy became.

Finally Remy nudged his son’s leg with his foot. “Braden? What, don’t you speak English now?” he asked.

Braden glared at his father but didn’t speak.

“Any other time, he talks up a blue streak,” Remy joked, slurping his drink through the straw. The soda was mostly gone, leaving only ice behind, and the rattle it made as he sucked on the straw was loud in the after-dinner lull of the restaurant. “Most days, you can’t get him to shut up. Now, he won’t say boo.”

Into his food, Braden muttered, “Don’t talk about me like I’m not here.”

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