The Presence
“All he knew was that he had to get away.
Already the tingling he’d felt in his body when he breathed in the ammonia was fading away, but so was the fury that had boiled up in him when Michael had torn the bottle from his hands.
What the hell was he doing, getting pissed off at Michael? Michael was his best friend.
Michael had saved his life.
Michael had only been trying to help him.
And what had he done? Blown his stack and taken off.
Terrific!
So now what?
Home was out—no way was he going to g...o there until at least five, when his mom would be home from work and he wouldn’t have to be alone with his dad.
Maybe he’d just go to the beach for a couple of hours. He always felt a lot better after going for a swim, and then he’d come back just before school let out and find Mike.
He’d apologize, and then they’d figure out what to do about Jeff Kina. Maybe Mike was right—maybe they really should go tell the police where they’d been the night Kioki died.
By the time Josh came to the floor of the valley between Haleakala and the West Maui mountains, the strange discomfort in his chest had started up again, and as he headed out toward a park on the windward side where few people ever went during the week, another fit of coughing gripped him.MoreLess
Already the tingling he’d felt in his body when he breathed in the ammonia was fading away, but so was the fury that had boiled up in him when Michael had torn the bottle from his hands.
What the hell was he doing, getting pissed off at Michael? Michael was his best friend.
Michael had saved his life.
Michael had only been trying to help him.
And what had he done? Blown his stack and taken off.
Terrific!
So now what?
Home was out—no way was he going to g...o there until at least five, when his mom would be home from work and he wouldn’t have to be alone with his dad.
Maybe he’d just go to the beach for a couple of hours. He always felt a lot better after going for a swim, and then he’d come back just before school let out and find Mike.
He’d apologize, and then they’d figure out what to do about Jeff Kina. Maybe Mike was right—maybe they really should go tell the police where they’d been the night Kioki died.
By the time Josh came to the floor of the valley between Haleakala and the West Maui mountains, the strange discomfort in his chest had started up again, and as he headed out toward a park on the windward side where few people ever went during the week, another fit of coughing gripped him.MoreLess
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