Freddy can't fall asleep that night. What Betsy said about Joey's proposal keeps playing on loop over and over in his head, uncomfortable words like practical and mature and too expensive echoing in the miserable caverns of his brain. He closes his eyes and tries to concentrate on the comforting noises. He focuses on the crickets, the low hum of the barely-cranked AC, Mitzi's whistling snore from near the closet and Davey's similar snore from somewhere around his chin. It's not right he... read more
