chapter 45
Mandi
“You have five minutes. And I’m only giving you five minutes because you’re family and because Dad told me to.”
I touched the lit match to the candle and said a prayer. Turning to Juan, I blew out the flame. The smoke swirled into the air as I glared at him expectantly. He gulped and reached for a match. After he lit one of the dozens of candles that lined the wall, he swiftly tapped his forehead with the tip of his finger, followed by his chest, and then his left and right shoulders. He then turned to me with a hopeful look in his eyes.
Yeah, I wasn’t buying into his gesture. Dad had obviously told him to light a candle for Nic.
I glanced at my watch. “Four minutes and thirty seconds, Juan.”
Five minutes was the most I could stand to stay away from Nic’s side. Dad h
