Nowhere to Go by Casey Watson

Author:Casey Watson [Watson, Casey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780008113100
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

In the end I decided it would be better to let Tyler enjoy his party before dropping the bombshell that his so-called family had so badly let him down. I whizzed him upstairs as soon as he got in from school with instructions to get changed as quickly as he could so that we could be at the leisure centre before any of his friends arrived.

And he didn’t even ask me, which made me feel sure he’d been thinking – that it had been on his mind all that day, same as mine. And that (perhaps as a consequence of seeing Grant? I didn’t know) he’d decided to block it out, let well alone. And, sad as it was, that was another example of his emotional intelligence; he was protecting himself, shutting it out – I’d have put money on it.

It was also a blessing because it let me off the hook – for at least the next couple of hours, I wouldn’t have to break his heart again.

And the party was a roaring success. While Riley and I sat poolside and watched, Tyler and his pals (and Will, bless him) had the best time in the water; even the skinny 15-year-old who’d come alone on the bus and who had so shyly introduced himself as Cameron.

‘Is that the lad he’s always hung out with?’ Riley wanted to know.

I nodded. ‘Another horribly neglected kid, by all accounts.’

‘Hmm …’ Riley said. ‘Either that, or he’s taking something he shouldn’t be, I reckon.’

I nodded grimly. ‘From what Tyler’s mentioned, I think it’s a bit of both, love.’

There was no mention of Grant’s absence by anyone, though, and I was very thankful. It only reared its head at the end when the mums began arriving, and though it might just have been me reading something into nothing I could almost see Tyler’s mind working. Why not me? I could sense him thinking. Why can’t I have a normal family like everyone else?

Why indeed?

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