Chapter 19Eli, Johnny Juggle, Casey Gone Wild, and Daring Jamal
“Knock, knock.”
It was six in the morning. Under gray skies and a heavy mist, humid and milder than the afternoon before already, I was standing outside the door to Casey’s cabin with Max and Eddie. Jamal had my phone, broadcasting live for Johnny’s amusement.
“Knock, knock.” I said it louder.
“Eli?” Casey’s voice came from inside.
“Knock, knock.”
The next sound I heard was grumbling, and then footsteps scuffing across gritty hardwood. “Why didn’t you just come in, for f**k’s sake?”
“Knock, knock.” Holding the door shut when Casey tried to yank it open wasn’t easy. The moisture had everything wet, including me, my hands, and the doorknob. “Knock, knock.”
“What the actual f**k are you doing?”
“KNOCK, KNOCK.” Could he b
