Chapter Ten – Jesse
I couldn't sleep that night. Too many thoughts ran through my mind. So after staring at the ceiling and listening to the odd noises Brandon made in his sleep for what seemed an eternity, I put on my slippers and shuffled down the steps.
Where Jesse was waiting.
"It's half past two, Jesse," I whispered. "What are you doing?"
"I...I just got in," he stammered. "I heard someone moving around upstairs, so I just stayed put. I figured it was you." He shoved his hands into his jacket pockets and looked down at the floor. "I guess Dad told you, huh?"
"He told me," I answered.
There was a heavy silence for a moment. Finally, Jesse looked up at me.
"I'm tired," he said. "I'm going to bed."
"Jess—" I started to object as he climbed the stairs.
"I don't want to talk about it, Mom. Tomorrow."
I watched him disappear, head drooping, into the dark.
I couldn't sleep that night. Too many thoughts ran through my mind. So after staring at the ceiling and listening to the odd noises Brandon made in his sleep for what seemed an eternity, I put on my slippers and shuffled down the steps.
Where Jesse was waiting.
"It's half past two, Jesse," I whispered. "What are you doing?"
"I...I just got in," he stammered. "I heard someone moving around upstairs, so I just stayed put. I figured it was you." He shoved his hands into his jacket pockets and looked down at the floor. "I guess Dad told you, huh?"
"He told me," I answered.
There was a heavy silence for a moment. Finally, Jesse looked up at me.
"I'm tired," he said. "I'm going to bed."
"Jess—" I started to object as he climbed the stairs.
"I don't want to talk about it, Mom. Tomorrow."
I watched him disappear, head drooping, into the dark.