ASHER
I thought I would find him brimming with murderous rage and trying to wreck a car on the race track but to my surprise, Ashton is sitting quietly on the bleachers, watching the race with dark shades on. He looks pretty calm to anyone else watching him but as his brother, I can tell from the way his jaw is set in a tight line that he is anything but calm. I join him on the bleacher but he barely acknowledges my presence.
"You okay, bro?"
"I'm terrific."
I smile at his response. He's definitely not okay if Ashton is using words like terrific to describe his mood. If he cusses more, my heart will be at rest.
"Look, you're the big brother. You know Ashley doesn't have the best handle on his emotions. He can be very immature, unnecessarily paranoid and very insecure. It all stems from his trauma. We need to remember that and constantly forgive his excesses such as the rubbish he vomited at breakfast today."
