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Chapter 30

He looked to his mother. “That went well.”

“Oh. I’m so sorry.” His mother looked away from him, staring down at her yoga pants as if there were something fascinating woven into the fabric.

This is where you’re supposed to hug me, Mom. This is where you’re supposed to comfort.Henry stared, frozen, at his mother for a long time, waiting.

But nothing happened. After a few minutes, she opened her iPad. She smiled a little at something on its surface. There was a lot he wanted to say to her, a lot he wanted to ask, but the words weren’t there. Not now.

Henry quietly left the room. He paused in the foyer, wondering if he should go back up to his room or out into the night.

He went out into the night. 7