she asked after a moment.“No, Raine,” I said. I moved backwards a little until I was in a good position to lie down on my back next to her. “It’s all gone.”“Are you going to look for fish again?”“I just did,” I said. “No signs. Now quit talking and rest.”“Will you talk to me?”“What do you want me to say?” I asked. I knew what her answer would be. She always said the same thing.“Tell me something else about you.”“Aren’t you tired of hearing about my fucked up life?”“No,” Raine said. Her voice cracked, and I could tell it was taking too much effort for her to even talk. “I want to…understand you.”“You be quiet and I’ll talk, okay?”“Uh huh.”I tried to think of something I could tell her that I hadn’t already talked about. I hoped if I just stalled long enough, Raine would fall asleep again.“Tell me about Jillian,” Raine said.“No,” I snapped. “I told you before, don’t say that name.”“I told you about Andrew.”“I don’t fucking care,”
