Page 44 of Strike & Score
Is Colin taking care of you?
More than you’ll ever know.
Mayson
I’m an adult, I don’t need his help.
Mom
He’s your older brother, it’s okay to have his help.
Mayson
STEPbrother. No actual relation.
Mom
Family is family, Mayson.
No, it’s not, mother.
Mayson
Agree to disagree.
Mom
You both are coming home for Thanksgiving. Walter said he spoke to Colin about it already.
I scoff because I know it’s expected, but of course no one has said anything to me about it.
Mayson
Okay.
Mom
And I have someone I want you to meet.
I grimace at the screen, not even wanting to entertain whatever it is she’s planning. I move over to another textthread with my concerned friends that apparently saw me being carried in by Colin last night.
Blake
If you don’t respond by ten A.M. I’m calling the police.
Mayson
No police needed, I’m alive.
Anja
My money was on death by dick.
Maeghen
I guessed you were being held hostage.
Chelsey
