Chapter 20: North by EastCOLE WATCHED WITH an odd kind of numbness as Tony locked the door, turned, and walked towards his already-running truck. Climbing in to the driver’s seat, he asked if Cole was ready. Cole nodded, as if there were other options still on the table. As Tony started down the road, away from the Battery, Cole leaned forward in his seat to take one last look at their house’s orange paint. The final defiant streaks of yellow from a fading sun left the house almost glowing behind them. With a quick turn on the narrow road it was gone, and Cole pressed his head back against the headrest, trying not to think of anything but the task at hand.
Tony parked in a gravel lot near the wharf, and paused, looking at the keys and clearly wondering what to do with them. Tucking them i
