“How would I know what you want,bro? You’re a fucking stranger to me.”
My patiencefinally snapped. “Whose fault is that? You called me a cunt the day I came back, and I haven’t seen you since. Short of putting a tracker on your phone, what was I supposed to do?”
Billy said nothing. Just took a shallow, shuddery breath that made me feel like a selfish arsehole.
Defeated, and my anger fading as fast as it had appeared, I dropped into yet another horrible plastic chair.“Look, we haven’t got long. If there’s something you want to say to me, say it now before they kick me out.”
“What’s the point?” Billy said dully. “Having a row about you fucking off to please yourself on some mutant-sized ship isn’t going to make anything better.”
I laughed. Couldn’t help it. “Please myself? Wow. You really do think I’m that guy, don’t you?”
“You’ve never told meotherwise.”
I leaned forward in my chair, my face closer to my brother than we’d been in years. “Well, I’m telling you now. Leaving Rushmere was the worst thing I ever did, and I’ve been paying for it ever since.”
