Chapter 15Friday
He bought a box of candy. It came in a fancy heart with the best Belgian chocolates. It was a week until Valentine’s Day. Maybe he could get Johnny to go out with him to the club for Valentine’s Day. He heard that the club did a nice job and the Valentine’s Day Dance was very popular.
He knocked on the door. This time Johnny answered. He kept the screen door closed. “I eh…brought you some candy for Valentine’s Day. I hope you like truffles because the lady at the store said they were the best and you couldn’t go wrong with them if someone was allergic to nuts.”
“She was less than honest with you. There is always a residue of nuts in the machines they use. It isn’t nut free unless it says so on the package.” Johnny stood in the doorway, neither coming out nor going back
