Chapter 17
Kendall accepted a cup of mint tea from Oleara.
In the living room of Brocc’s family home, the team sat around sullenly.
Brocc’s parents had taken the news like professionals.
No tears.
No doubt.
It was like they knew he was going to die.
Instead, the first thing they asked was “how is everyone doing?”
Crazy, man.
That damn broccoli was crazy, and so were his parents!
He sipped the tea.
Too much mint. He set the cup aside.
For an hour, no one had said anything.
So much had happened. There was so much digest.
Oleara finally broke the silence.
“Well, you all can’t sit around here forever,” she said.
“What else are we supposed to do?” Kendall asked. “We lost Brocc.”
“Monte Cristo has the Cube,” Frank said. “We’re all but screwed.”
“What would you have done if Broc
