Moonshifted
“I was concentrating on the road—the snowplows hadn’t hit these streets since dawn, and it was getting treacherous. Jake seemed pleased with himself, like he’d won some argument I didn’t know we’d had.I pulled against the curb a block from the shelter, where I could manage to parallel-park without putting anyone else’s life or vehicle on the line. Jake grinned over at me, in the street’s half-light.“Hey—I’d been meaning to ask, but I forgot. Can you see if someone’s at the hospital for me? You m...et him on Christmas—Raymond.” He saw the question on my face, and spoke more quickly than I could respond. “He didn’t come home to the shelter last night, and I’m worried he got hurt.”“Caught in the crossfire of an energy supplement war?” I said sarcastically.“Or frozen to death, after being beaten by asshole college kids,” Jake replied, just as sarcastic.“I’ll keep an eye out.”“All right,” he said, reaching over. We hugged in the front seat of my car, clumsy with coats and no-practice.MoreLess
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