Ashley
Evan and I were up in out on the porch smoking and drinking. Mom had gone to bed.
"Hey thanks for saving me back there," I told him.
"You're new here babe. I'm not," he said.
"So what then I'm more important?"
"I just. Don't want you to get thrown out."
I started, stunned: "they. Do that?"
"Well…..with mom ya never know."
"Oh."
"Yeah but hey. Can't be any worse than where you came from. Where did you come from?"
"The city."
"Oh. I take it you don't wanna talk about it?"
"Um. No."
"Ok."
I went back inside.