I wish I could say I embraced the moment and jumped in the car, headed toward my future full blast, but that is not what happened. Not at all.

I stared at Frankie, trying to figure out what the hell was going on with me and him. It was as if the entire world froze around us, and I didn’t care what was happening on the streets. At least until one of the van doors opened.

I might not have had any guarantees about what Frankie planned to do with me, but whatever ...