Chapter 4
Maggie Valley, NC
I WOKE UP EARLY Sunday morning to find a pair of blue eyes staring at me intently—Robbie was sitting on the edge of the bed, still wearing the T-shirt. Thor was curled up beside him on the corner of the bed.
“Good morning,” I said. “Remember me?”
“George,” he said.
“That’s right. We washed and dried your clothes last night, and they’re on the dresser in your room.”
“Okay.”
“Did you find the bathroom?”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Okay. Let me pull some clothes on, and then we’ll see about getting you dressed and making breakfast.”
I slipped out from under the covers and pulled on the same clothes I’d been wearing the day before. Then I took Robbie by the hand and led him back to his room. I took shorts, underwear, and a shirt from off the dresser, and handed them to h
