Every night, she would wake up from her sleep, unable to fall back asleep. She would lie awake until dawn, repeatedly asking Jimmy about Brett's situation. She even tried calling his number, but it was always off.
One night, as she was about to go to sleep, she suddenly heard the sound of several cars driving away from downstairs.
She had a sharp feeling that something had happened and went to Jimmy's room to check. As expected, he wasn't there.
She immediately called Jimmy. "Did you just go out? What happened?"
Jimmy's tone was a little subdued. "Go to sleep first. I'll tell you when I get back. I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep if I tell you now."
Erin immediately thought of the answer. "Is Brett back?"
There were two seconds of silence on the other end of the phone before he a
