Chapter 15He hoped this would be the very last visit to this place.
The brick and ivy-laced Hammondsworth Institute. He’d spent too much time at this rehab place this past summer, all while helping Mallory overcome her medical, and emotional, issues.
Now this fall, what with the Portnoy case, returning had awakened in Jimmy the struggle his sister had gone through. And how he was so proud of her today, taking unexpected charge at Brenden’s hearing, looking and sounding like the fierce lawyer she’d always been. Mallory was fortunate enough to walk out those doors.
Not so lucky was one of the Portnoy twins.
Jimmy parked his car in the lot. The day had grown warmer, almost as though summer had returned. Or maybe that was a memory given rise to his surroundings. Regardless, he forged ahead
