The second he opened the door he knew something was very wrong. Olive was standing there and her face was red with exhaustion while tears welled up in her eyes.
“I’m sorry Adam, I didn’t know where else to go. I wasn’t sure you would be here. I knew you stayed after school for your group project. I thought I would just hang out on your porch.” A sob escaped from Olive’s lips.
“My dad brought me home in between two jobs so I could get ready for rehearsal. Why don’t you go ahead and sit on the bench out there, I’ll be right back.”
Olive silently obeyed and slouched down into the rocking bench, pushing back and forth with her toes on the porch. Adam came back a few minutes later with a box of tissue paper and a cup of water. Olive downed the entire glass in a few gulps.
“Thanks, I didn’t
