Chapter 4In the days that followed, Russel worked at the store and on his project, Finn worked at the bus garage and on his anxiety over what he did regarding Atticus Maughan’s, Adam tried to stick to a diet, Gideon listened for angels, and Rudy became more and more depressed. He spoke to his siblings and his mother but not his father, who was still refusing to acknowledge his gay son. During the second week of December, Dondre’s high school bestie and future adoption advocate, Libbie, called out of the blue.
“We have a situation here in Utah, Rudy,” she said, “and I thought of you.”
Things moved rather quickly after that. Rudy and Gideon were interviewed by Libbie several times via Skype and by two other social workers and child services representatives closer to where they lived. There
