CHAPTER NINETEEN
We quickly rose from the ground and straightened up.
I ignored the rapid throbbing of my temples and focused all my attention on the old man before me because honestly, my heart was beating way faster than my head was.
Uncle Eddie just stood there and examined us. He didn't say a word. He just leaned on his cane and twirled a chewing stick in his fingers, arching a grey eyebrow as he studied our current state.
His eyes drifted from Roger's pained face to Jack's flushed face, then finally to my shameful face. It paused there for a while before it drifted towards the mess on the floor. I hadn't realized that when I fell, the contact had shaken the walls slightly once more and wooden plates and cups ended up clattering on the floor, making the place seem disorderly than i
