The phone rang early the next morning. I rolled over in bed, checked the clock, 7:03, and answered the phone knowing no one else was home. “Hello?â€?

“Yes, hi this is Sheryl from Catlett’s Coffee. I’m calling to discuss your skipping out on work the other day.â€?

“Oh.â€?

“Yes, well I’m sorry to say that you broke several codes and we are going to have to let you go. You can of course get your last check.â€?

I was silently thinking about what I was going to do with myself now. I needed some hide-out from Jack.

“Sheryl, um is it possible for me to just do volunteer hours at the shop?â€?

“Um yes I think we can arrange that. Come in at your usual time.â€?

“Thank you.â€? I sighed and hung up, lying back in bed. Today and the rest of the summer were going to be complicated. Now I just needed to talk to Trey without Jack knowing.

But how?

Maybe, just maybe, Trey can explain what’s going on.