BRIAN
For the first time in a long time, I wish that I could open up to Jamie and let him know what exactly I’m escaping from in the States. There’s no chance of that happening ... but I really could use a second opinion on my current course of action. Especially the fact that I’m not fleeing the Cohens alone.
I’ve always lived by my instincts, and they said to take Ophelia and Molly so that the Cohens don’t find out what they know and kill them to prevent anything getting back to the cops. That is standard procedure with them, and I damn well know it. It seemed like a good idea to take them with me, and certainly the right thing to do, but now …
Now, things are getting complicated. I’ve got a traumatized a***e survivor and her enigmatic, weirdly resilient kid to look after, and to make
