The Companion Contract (2015)
“He crouched in a corner, quivering with nervous energy as he punched down his clothes into a duffel bag. The room was a wreck already. I’d never met anyone with such a gift for causing chaos.
“Do you think you can stop me leaving?” he asked, not even looking up at me.
Yes. “I’m just making sure you don’t forget your underwear and your toothbrush. Where are you going? Your mother’s?”
“No.”
“Then where? And who’s driving you?”
I think Miles realized that whatever he answered w...ould be damning. He froze, maybe looking for the perfect snappy comeback or insult, but he was too close to the emotional edge. His silence was agonizing.
I couldn’t help enjoying it a little.
Wait. I wasn’t allowed to be angry anymore, or petty, or malicious. To make this work, I had to feel for him. Get inside his skin.MoreLess
“Do you think you can stop me leaving?” he asked, not even looking up at me.
Yes. “I’m just making sure you don’t forget your underwear and your toothbrush. Where are you going? Your mother’s?”
“No.”
“Then where? And who’s driving you?”
I think Miles realized that whatever he answered w...ould be damning. He froze, maybe looking for the perfect snappy comeback or insult, but he was too close to the emotional edge. His silence was agonizing.
I couldn’t help enjoying it a little.
Wait. I wasn’t allowed to be angry anymore, or petty, or malicious. To make this work, I had to feel for him. Get inside his skin.MoreLess
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