Chapter Fourteen
Five straight days passed where I didn’t see Bradley.
He woke up before I did and went to bed after I fell asleep. At least, evidence involving coffee pots and a growing bin filled with dirty clothes allowed me to conclude that’s what was happening.
Finally, on Friday night, just as Annalina, my mother, and I were sitting down to play a game of Monopoly, Bradley walked in.
Counting out the money to start with, I didn’t see him sit down until he was right next to me, which placed him between my mother and I.
“Mind if I join in?”
I grinned at him as I handed the stacks of money to the other two, teasing him, “This isn’t the electronic version; no credit cards in this one.” I handed him the stack of money intended for myself, and counted out a new one. “I hope you make
