CHAPTER 6
EDDIE FITS THE SUIT
“Wow.”
Blake stared at me for a long moment, and I couldn’t tear my eyes away from him. Even in that ridiculous outfit I could recall how he looked when we were kids. The other guys in the bathroom eyed us suspiciously, then left.
“What happened? I mean, why did you leave the Messerschmidts? And, dude, you look totally different now, like, you could be on the cover of a fitness magazine.” Blake’s eyes travelled up and down my frame, and my cheeks grew hot.
“They never told you? Mitch, or Debbie?”
Blake shook his head no.
“Of course, they didn’t.” I sighed. “Mitch hit me, and I told my social worker. I’m surprised they didn’t yank you out of there too.”
“I left a few weeks after you did. No one told me why. They just said Mitch and Debbie were no longer
