Chapter 14
Finn gently set his clarinet down and shrugged. “That’s all I have.”
He’d played Furioso for me. He was still struggling with the instrument, Elsie said, but he’d only been playing for four months.
“That’s really good.” I’d only been in my sister’s house for an hour, and I was still uneasy. As soon as I’d arrived, Finn had been eager to tell me all about his school projects and had taken me to his bedroom to show me his Smurf collection. I’d been pleasantly surprised at his enthusiasm. He was nothing like his big sister Fay. He was outgoing and trusting, always smiling. He was tall and lean, with a head full of strawberry-blond hair. He was a good-looking kid. A lot like Dayton.
“Would you like another cup?” Elsie picked up my coffee. “Or maybe—”
The door opened and Fay cam
