Chapter 3

When Scott’s father answered the phone, Craig asked, “Has Scott called you, by any chance, or emailed you, this morning?”

“Nope. Haven’t heard a thing from him in over a month,” Scott’s father replied. “Why?”

“We, umm…” Craig didn’t want to sound paranoid, so he said, “We had a fight and he said he might as well be living at home again, for all the caring he was getting from me. That was just before he stormed out. He’s not at his place and he’s not answering his phone so I thought maybe…Okay, that was stupid of me. Sorry for bothering you.”

“Stupid to think he would come home?” Scott’s father snorted. “I’d probably have a heart attack if he did. Still, if I do hear from him, I’ll tell him you called and you’re worried.”

Craig thanked him, and hung up. When his phone rang, seconds after he had, he answered without looking to see who it was, praying it was Scott. It wasn’t. It was Janie, asking if he’d heard from Scott since they’d talked an hour ago.