In Daisy Park, the afternoon before Phineas was set to go back to school, he felt himself breathing a little easier.
The whole week had felt like a hand around his throat (and not in a good way). His father, Verna Wutchess, and Gordon Brown—their faces, their crimes, taking over everything else that happened within New Oasis State. Phineas, being Desmon's eldest son and his immediate heir, had been dealing with the logistics of his father's downfall. Paperwork, meeting with attorneys and the police even.
Abigail had wanted to close to him as it happened, even forcing Phineas to bring her along to whatever schedule allowed a fourteen year-old to sit in. She was Desmon's daughter too—even though Phineas hadn't ever thought to mention that directly in front of Abigail for now—and so nobody
