Chapter 11
Chapter 11
Javier confronts the idling car at the end of Nia's driveway. The driver is a man named Cisco, an old associate from California who warns Javier that more are coming. Javier refuses to return to his old life, but Cisco leaves with a threat. Later that night, Javier and Nia discuss their next steps, and Isaiah overhears part of the conversation. The chapter ends with Javier deciding to take the boys fishing the next day as a way to hold onto normalcy, but the tension lingers.
Javier's hand was on the door handle before he finished thinking. The headlights at the end of the driveway hadn't moved. They just sat there, two white eyes staring through the dark.
"Javier." Nia's voice was sharp, but not scared. "Wait."
He stopped. Turned. She was standing in the kitchen doorway, a dish towel still in her hands. Behind her, Micah was giggling at something on the table. Isaiah stood frozen, watching his mother's face.
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