Chapter 19
Rob boxed three times a week.
Danny said he wasn’t very good—although Eli knew jack s**t about boxing, so didn’t understand the fine distinction between boxing and just hitting people until they fell over, which Rob was excellent at—but he did amateur matches now and then. Frankly Eli was all for anything that kept Rob’s incredible biceps at the incredible stage.
It also meant that on Monday lunchtimes, he knew exactly where to find Rob. And on that Monday, Jenny had taken the day off, Eli had no shifts offered by the shop, and Mum was on rest days. So Eli had planned accordingly—because he was buoyed, after their lazy day together and Dad’s furious outburst. If he could cut Dad out of the entire thing, would things be okay? Could Dad be led by Mum? And if he could, then the
