I can’t decide whether day 2 was any better for Joel than day 1.
Is traitor better than outcast? Those seem to be Joel’s two choices. Neither one pleasant.
Joel won’t break Jaxton’s arm. But I wouldn’t be surprised if he bloodies his nose.
Thanks. I hope I can do it justice in my current frame of mind.
As am I.
Thanks. I can't promise a lack of those types of characters. I only have a couple ideas on where to take this so far.
“Mamá, papá, ¿qué pasa?” (Mom, dad, what’s happening?)
“Darren viene a vivir con nosotros.” (Darren is coming to live with us.)
“No way!”
“Sí.”
Darren made a request, “Can, um, we come in?”
Luca stepped away from the door to allow Darren and Olivia to enter, “Dang. Sorry!”
Luca was still stunned, “How… Why? I mean I’m glad and all that, but, how did this happen?”
Esteban took the lead, “Let’s all go sit down and we’ll fill you in, Luca.”
Esteban described
Seven months ago.
“¿Mudanza? ¿Por qué? ¿Qué le pasa a Silver City?”
The conversation was entirely in Spanish, as Luca’s father’s English wasn’t very good.
"Moving? Why? What's wrong with Silver City?"
"Nothing. But this is a big opportunity for me. A promotion, a raise. We'll be able to buy you more of the things you want."
"I don't want things. You're doing this to take me away from Darren, aren't you? You can't stand the fact that I'm in love with a boy."
"Luca, l
Opening up to Trace was a good thing. Davin isn't giving up on him, another good thing. Perhaps Joel is finally turning a corner, but there's still, what, like 100,000 words to go? More corners await, I guess.