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Forty Two - Main Street
When I woke up the next day I carefully got up away from Nova, covering her with the blanket and trying not to wake her. One of us should get some sleep.
I attempted to cover up the dark circles under my eyes with makeup but it didn't help all that much.
I knew visiting hours at the police station began at eight and I was up at seven, not knowing what to do with myself.
Genevieve was awake too, already sitting at the kitchen table with a mug of coffee when I went downstairs. She turned her head to look at me as I entered the room.
"It's empty without him here, isn't it?" She asked, her voice soft.
I nodded, pouring myself a cup of coffee. For a second I couldn't tell if she was talking about Eric or my father.
Both were true. "Yeah…"
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