Chapter 64 She

• The next morning, Abed informs me that today is the day we leave for his father’s house, very short notice, but I don’t tell him that, he already looked like he was dealing with a lot, just by the thought of living with his father again.
• “How long?” I had asked, still under the sheets, he was standing by the bed, already in fresh clothes, his spine straighter than arrow today. Clearly, he was tensed.
• “He said a few days, no given deadline, but I promise the moment you feel unsafe, threatened by anything, we will leave.”