10 Chapter 10

He ignored me.

Ray sighed, and stood. “Come on, Jim. I’ll take ya home.” He pulled a snakeskin wallet out of his jeans and put a handful of bills on the table. “Let’s go.”

“I’ll meet you there, Dad.”

He grunted in reply and also left some money. Ray put a hand on Dad’s forearm and helped him hobble to the front door.

Once he was out of sight, I turned to the others. They were all staring at me.

“The damage was already done,” Fred said, almost reproachfully. “You didn’t need to barge in here, Mart.”

Maybe he had a point, but I didn’t want to entertain the idea. Dad was the irresponsible one in this situation. I’d acted out of worry.

“Well, sorry to interrupt,” I answered.

Andy spoke up. “Mart, you gotta approach this from a different angle. Treating him like a child rubs him wrong.”

“I’m not treating him like a child. I’m treating him like an adult who has a broken leg.” I growled in frustration. “Did you guys really make the doctor call me?”