Chapter 39 Thirty-eight

• Jackson and Alice were on the floor of the living room for a while as she rubbed his hair. His eyes are closed, but he's not sleeping.
• Jackson finally sighed, looking up at his mother. Her brown eyes bore into his dark blue, sending him a small smile.
• "Is there something wrong with him?" Jackson quietly asks. Alice brushed his hair and exhaled. They've never mentioned Maddox's mental illness to the boy ever in his life.