Chapter 10As a clock somewhere upstairs bonged four P.M., the three sat in the living room playing a third round of UNO. It was the most exciting thing they could find to do in Oleg and Irina Mischen’s house. “My parents need to get a life,” Kat had said.
Ben Thornton looked tiny in a huge, rust-colored leather recliner that almost swallowed him up. Kat, her socked feet curled under her on the matching tufted sofa, scooped up the cards after winning the round. Tom Alan, who sat on the floor, reclined, stretching his feet beneath the glass coffee table and raising his hands overhead, showing the duo lots of tummy. By the time lunch was over he’d relaxed some. Kat and Ben’s banter was enviable, a bit reminiscent of his relationship with Kiki, how they were when they met up on the ice. He ac
