Nobody said a damn word to him. Luke couldn’t quite figure it out. Kelly left town, and no one said anything. His mother never asked what happened, John remained stoic, and Cassie was pleasant, as always, to him. He didn’t get it. Why was Cassie being nice to him? Shouldn’t she be angry on behalf of her sister? Why didn’t anyone ask? He missed Kelly. More than he should. Which was crazy because it wasn’t like she’d even been around him all that much. His condo was empty, dead inside. He kept the radio on just for noise. He stood in front of the pictures Kelly hung, trying to figure out what happened to him. Was he missing Shelly or Kelly? He’d lived for so long feeling dead and cold, and now he was even more alone, sometimes he wanted to start yelling and never stop. But now it was diff

