It was too bright inside Holmes Hall . As soon as they entered the lobby Blayne felt an urge to head back into the darkness. They needed to get to their room as quick as possible. Once inside they could lock the door and pretend to be asleep. There was...

After the fight at McDonalds the bigger picture disappeared. Blayne kept Danny and the other guy moving as fast as they could while looking casual on the night streets. They had to walk to the corner, and then south across the bridge, and then east on the woods' trail. The...

Was his name Blayne? Or was it Blain? Nobody knew. Why'd it matter? Danny would say.

Danny always had a cool demeanor. The kids on Blayne's floor loved that. Always would be asking when Danny would be coming back.

Blayne liked it too. because now the floor hung out with him. but...

Back in college Danny stayed in a dorm called  Holmes Hall . The fifth floor. On the west side. Everybody there called it five west Holmes.

Danny never went to college. Couldn't afford it. But he'd fly out for a week at a time to visit his friend Blayne.

Blayne's family was...