Chris POV

After that day in the town, Asa didn’t leave home again.

He stayed cooped up on the couch, not doing much but lying around.

Asa didn’t go outside to run, no matter how many times Chris tried to goad him into their games.

He still wore turtlenecks around the house, no matter that spring began to bloom into a sweltering summer, the days longer and the temperatures hotter.

Chris worried about Asa, but Asa met every ...