Wednesday, July 25th

On June twelfth Patrick turned twenty-six. His mom made him a cake and Michael stopped by for a few minutes after dark. Patrick appreciated the effort, but he felt better once his brother was gone.

The summer heat swelled. The redneck kitsch bar seemed a safe place to hideHailey would never be caught dead surrounded by seventies paneling and country musicso he spent the worst of the heat hunched on a stool. However, he couldn't sleep there, and by ...