A Heavy Dose of Allison Tandy by Jeff Bishop
Author:Jeff Bishop [Bishop, Jeff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2022-07-12T00:00:00+00:00
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Chevyâs in his kitchen when I come crutching in. Heâs sitting at the breakfast bar, feet up on his stool, knees pulled to his chest, his spindly arms coiled around his shins. Still wearing his Australia shit from yesterday.
âHey, bud.â
He barely acknowledges my arrival. In front of him, his laptop hums. Overheated. Surrounded by a summoning circle of junk foodâchips, cookies, a party-size bag of Skittles.
âParents out of town?â I ask. Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt are always traveling.
âFundraiser,â he murmurs. âOne of Momâs foundations.â
âWhat is it this week? Coding classes for Amish communities?â
âBulldogs with cleft palates, I think.â
âAh yes, our nationâs most pressing issue.â
He grunts, hits his pen. Offers it to me. âIâm good.â
Up close, he looks even worse. His eyes are bloodshot, saddled with heavy bags. Heâs chewed right down to the cuticle on both hands; thereâs even dried blood caked around his nail beds. A live breachâright thumbâoozes as we speak. Chevy notices me staring and licks the blood away.
Is this how I looked? No way, I tell myself. I hid the hurt well, maintained basic hygiene. But deep down, I know thatâs bullshit. I have the empty Oatmeal Creme Pie wrappers to prove it.
âWanna tell me whatâs going on?â I ask.
Chevy coughs, then wipes his nose on his knee. Doesnât respond. But he doesnât have to. One glance at his laptop and I see it. Tab after tab after tab after tab afterâthey just keep going. Chevy doesnât stop me when I reach around him and slide the laptop toward me. I click through the tabs, one by one.
Google search results for Teddy Hall, Teddy Hall Shermer, Teddy Hall Wisconsin, Gemma and Ethan Hallâis that . . . Did Chevy google Teddyâs parents?! Sure enough, I click a page listing the familyâs political donations, their involvement in the local Rotary Club, even a newsletter for the Hall family reunion.
Jesus. Chevyâs in deep. The internet is a dangerous place for the heartbrokenâI know firsthand. Chevyâs tumbled down the same obsessive rabbit hole every ex falls into. He just made the fatal mistake of skipping the breakup. Jealousy doesnât play fair and square; it blindsides you when you least expect it, unleashing sucker punches even after youâve waved the white flag.
At least Iâd built up a tolerance of sorts while I was with AllyâHE was always lurking in my rearview mirror. Chevy hasnât. Five years heâs been with Lisa. Never a jealous word. But now? Jealousy is kicking his ass. The guy is in trouble.
âWhy donât we leave this alone for a while.â I start to close the laptop.
âNo!â Chevy lurches for it, yanks it back. Breathing hard. Big âmy preciousâ vibes. âI have to show you something.â
He floats the cursor to one of the tabs I havenât checked. Teddyâs Instagram. He opens a pic. Taken a couple months ago, judging by the snow on the ground. Teddyâs bundled in a Canada Goose parka and a patterned knit cap with a puffball on top. His flow flips out the back.
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