Wyatt Wright's right foot, braced against the wall, suddenly gave out, and he staggered backward, hitting the corner of the wall with his back.
It took him a while to recover, but he eventually picked up his fallen cigarette and tossed it into the trash.
He made a call back home.
"Wyatt."
Wyatt simply greeted, "Uncle Wright."
Khalil Wright paused for a long time, uncertain as he asked, "Have you... remembered?"
After a year and a half, Wyatt remembered.
"How is she doing? Is she safe?"
Khalil Wright had heard from Cole Rodriguez that Wyatt had met a girl in Ardale, but Khalil had never met her.
"Safe. Cole has sent people to watch over her for you."
As long as she was safe.
The next morning, Cole Rodriguez arrived in Inders.
