Chapter 59

Days later, Isaiah’s world came creeping back into my mind. A setup. He pins the whole thing on someone else.

It was ridiculous, I told myself, that I was dignifying this scenario, running through it in my mind. Everything was solid, airtight.

Setup, I found myself thinking again.

I must be an idiot,” I said aloud. Zaddicos is clinging to any story he can to wiggle his way out of this.”

I got up, brought my tea into the bathroom, began to wash my face.

In the morning I would tell cherry about my disease.

I had some time coming. I would face this thing head on. Now that the case was complete, it was the right time. Now that the case was complete!

I went into the bedroom, ripped the tags off a little Bit of Heaven,” a T-shirt Gab had bought for me. I got into bed, and snippy came around for her hug.

Memories of the weekend began to drift in my head. I closed my eyes. I could hardly wait to share it with the girls.