Chapter Sixteen
Jack woke up to the text from his mom.
I'm sick, call me.
Jack sighed. He was tempted to go back to sleep. Or better yet, delete the text and forget his mom had sent it in the first place.
Debra hadn't texted him since he'd gotten his new phone. The last time he'd talked to her on the phone had been...he had to think a moment. Five years ago? Jack had only kept her number in case of emergency.
Instead of replying to his mom's text, Jack called his brother Danny. Their relationship was distant at this point; they spoke maybe once a year.
Jack felt guilt, thinking how he'd abandoned his family all those years ago. He'd been young and dumb. But what excuse did he have now?
"Who died?" was Danny's greeting.
Jack grunted. "Nobody died. And most people answer the phone wi
