Chapter 23Toby
The following day, I’m at work at the funeral home, and I’ve been trying to fill out the checklist for Mr. Hawthorn’s funeral for the past ten minutes. It’s an important job; I have to make sure everything is properly taken care of. Not just for my sake but for the sake of the company and for Mr. Hawthorn and his family. But my mind keeps wandering off, and my hands keep shaking. My back hurts, I can’t wait to go home, and on top of that, I miss Kai.
I left his apartment around midnight when I could no longer stand the pain, when I was forced to admit that if either Jonah or Franklin showed up, I didn’t stand a chance of protecting Kai from either of them. Not in the state I was in. I just had to hope that if something happened, Kai would call me straight away and not be s
