They also gave me back my phone. Both of them stood and watched as I deleted Oliver’s contact information at their instruction. Dad still hadn’t spoken to me away from the dinner table since the night he picked me up from juvy. I thought about apologizing once or twice, but I chickened out. He seemed happy to ignore me.When Van found out Bryan was bringing Ronnie to New Orleans during our spring break because of his deployment, he chose to stay home with Miss Verity while my parents and I travelled to Auburn. I almost complained and begged to be left behind, too, when I found out Dad was coming with us, but in the end, it was a perfect visit. The campus was small and inviting, a nice clean slate. Even my father was impressed. He and Mom spent more than an hour talking to the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. My name was added to the waiting list for the dorms, and we toured a few off-campus apartments during our free time.We left Auburn early Thursday morning, so I spent the first half of the trip sleeping.
