Shay.
His name was an echo in me, resonating like a bouncing ball.
“What about him?”
Gage’s chest rose and held, before lowering again. He sat up straighter, his hands on his lap, and he started. “Okay. Here goes. You don’t know this, but if you were to leave this room, there are two policemen outside your door.”
“What?”
“Carruthers and the other guy are in the hospital. Those police are out there for your safety, since Carruthers already tried to attack you one time. They figure he might retaliate again, but I don’t see that happening.”
“Did I hit them back or something? Are they here as patients?”
“No.” A quick laughter slipped out. “They’re in here because Shay beat the s**t out of them.”
The ball dropped.
“What?”
“The librarian told someone in administration about you, and th
