He was bored with sitting in Dave’s office night after night. Usually Dave checked on him a few times during the night, but this being Friday, Kyle hadn’t seen Dave since they’d arrived. Kyle could have stayed at Dave’s house, of course, but he liked being near Dave.
Ivan had brought a portable television for Kyle the night before, so he’d been messing around with that, but he found his attention span pretty short for most television shows, and the set had no remote control.
He glanced at the clock on the microwave. Only ten. No doubt he had several more hours to wait for Dave.
The office door opened, and Louise walked in. She closed the door and smiled. “Hey, kid, break time.”
“Thank God someone is here to talk to me. I’ve been going crazy.”
“I’ll bet.” She took a can of cola from th
