He stopped under the schedule display. His train had arrived, but he still had a couple of minutes to try to reach Nora one last time before boarding. Her phone was still turned off. For how long? Three days? Two weeks? A month? What if there was an emergency? Nora was as rebellious as the next teenager, but nothing out of the norm as far as Alden could tell. But she was no dummy and could see that she was being used as a pawn between Alden and her mother. And it was time for Alden to stand up for her. Because living with Mark and Jennifer was not in her best interest. He didn’t know about Lucas. He’d finally called his son that morning to see what was up and learned that Jennifer had taken Nora’s phone away as punishment for her behavior when they’d picked her up. Lucas was usually a quiet boy, didn’t complain. He liked things harmonious. Nora hadn’t been at home when Alden called. “Look, I haven’t said anything to Mark and Jennifer, but if you both want to spend more time with me, or even move here, you know I’d love you to.
