By the time Aliyah's parents' visit came to an end, they'd been there a week and together they'd finished most of the first floor. Aliyah was grateful that they'd stuck around, but she hated admitting she was wrong, so it was hard for her to say thank you. But she did, and she promised a visit back home soon.
As soon as Aliyah's parents left Saturday morning she rushed inside to call Neo. She'd felt bad because she knew she'd neglected him that week. After his short visit Tuesday, she hadn't seen him and she had barely texted him.
Neo arrived about twenty minutes after Aliyah called him. He wore a baseball cap and a white t-shirt. He was even wearing shorts, which showed a tattoo, a snake, on his right calf. Aliyah watched him swivel off his bike with hungry eyes. She just wanted him
