ADAM
"Adam?"
"Go away, Mom."
"I need you downstairs right now."
"I'm sleepy."
"Yeah, I don't care. You have to leave your room and get something done."
"Something like what?"
"Like doing the dishes or driving your sister back to college."
"She has a car."
"I know that. You have five minutes to come downstairs. If you don't, I'll have that club closed and I'll take back the condo for good. You'll have to stay here until you're done with your exams. I bet you don't want that."
"Are you blackmailing me?"
"Yeah. You haven't talked to us in days so the blackmail is a necessary evil."
I roll over once her footsteps fade down the hall. She's so persistent sometimes.
I take my phone from the nightstand and I glance at the clock. It's still midmorning. I didn't sleep a wink last nigh
