Adverse Reactions

Chapter 62: Making It Worse

Tristan's POV

Mrs. Caldwell went back to the pharmacy. I sat on the edge of the tub and kept Leo company, which was an experience in humility. He didn't want to talk, or he did want to talk but didn't know what to say to me, which amounted to the same uncomfortable silence. He sat on the counter scratching carefully, methodically, like he'd learned not to break the skin