As Kevin sat watching the evening movie on the television, his mind inevitably drifted back to the conversation he’d had with Mrs Goldman a couple of days earlier. He’d often found himself spacing out whenever his mind wasn’t otherwise occupied. Peter and Terry—who were sitting either side of him—appeared to be fully absorbed in the all-action plot as yet another car chase was being played out. However, Kevin was too busy wrestling with the idea of forgiving Joey and going back to him, to pay the movie much attention.
Could he do it? Could he forgive Joey for what he’d done to him? He thought about all the times he’d gone back to Cal, only to find things hadn’t changed.
I’m not Cal, Pup, Kevin could hear Joey say in his head.
Aren’t you? Kevin asked the mental reconstruction of his f
