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got to my feet. I reached out and patted his
shoulder once in mock sympathy. “If you come up with a great
comeback to that, make sure you tell me in class tomorrow. Have a
good day.” I walked away with Tonto trotting happily along beside
me.
    Liam was home when I got back from the park and
he joined Jared and I for supper. Since it was such a nice evening,
we decided to eat out on the back deck so we could enjoy the good
weather while it lasted. When we were finished eating, I tilted my
head back to let the fading sun warm my face. I was hoping that the
peacefulness of the late summer evening would soak into my
subconscious so I didn’t toss and turn all night. I didn’t feel
like dealing with a sore back tomorrow.
    “What do you think, Hales?” Liam asked me.
    I moved my head to look at him. “Huh?”
    He chuckled and tilted his head in Jared’s
direction. “Jared suggested that we go up to the cottage next
weekend if it’s still nice out.”
    I smiled at the thought. “That sounds like fun.”
I loved going to the cottage on the lake. In the early part of my
recovery we had spent a lot of time there. Being in the water had
helped me regain the mobility in my back that allowed me to walk
again. “Is the weather supposed to stay pleasant?”
    “Yeah, but that doesn’t mean it will. We’ll have
to wait and see how it goes.”
    “We should probably winterize the place while
we’re up there. I doubt we’ll get many more nice weekends.”
    “We were already thinking of doing that. Even if
we do go up there again after next weekend it’ll probably be too
cold to go boating or do any of that kind of stuff. We’ll close up
the boat house and make sure everything is put away that needs to
be.”
    I sighed and looked up at the sky. “I’m going to
miss the warmer weather. I swear the sun makes everything seem
better.”
    “We can go somewhere tropical for your winter
break if you want,” Liam offered. “I know it’s not for another few
months, but it’ll give you something to look forward to.”
    I glanced at him again with a smile. “Have I
ever mentioned the fact that I like how rich you are?”
    He laughed and shook his head. “Money doesn’t
buy happiness, you know.”
    “I know, but it sure does make it easier to find
happiness.” I stretched out my hand and laid it on his shoulder.
“My happiness comes from the two of you now. I wouldn’t be here if
it weren’t for you guys.”
    Liam shifted a little uncomfortably. “You would
have managed without us, Hales,” he muttered, echoing what Jared
had said the other day.
    I shrugged and removed my hand. “Maybe, but I
wouldn’t be in the place I am mentally right now, that’s for sure.”
I got to my feet and stretched carefully. “I’m going to go finish
the last of my homework and then get some sleep. I’ll see you guys
in the morning.”
     
     

Chapter five
     
    My life developed a routine over the next few
weeks. I went to school and sat next to Blake in first period,
always greeting him cheerfully. Sometimes he would respond and
sometimes he act like a jerk, depending on his mood. After that I’d
go to the rest of my classes and I always ate lunch with Rachel and
David and their friends. Once I was home I’d go to the park with
Tonto and more often than not Blake was there. I started sitting
with him for around twenty minutes every time he was there and he
never asked me to leave again. We didn’t talk too much, but our
silences had become comfortable rather than hostile.
    Wednesday evenings I visited Jake and almost
always woke up with a sore back on Thursday morning. There were
other morning I woke up in pain as well, but Thursday mornings
seemed to be the worst. Blake somehow seemed able to sense the days
that I was sore and he would grab my bag and place it on my desk
after first period. I never asked him how he knew I was in pain,
but I did start to notice that on those days he would actually talk
to me a little more than on