Chapter 97 Up Continues

• I felt my cheeks wet, but when I opened my eyes and looked at Tyrone, all I could hear was his sister's voice. His eyes, glazed with a distant expression, were fixed on the picture of the two of us taken four summers ago. He was sitting motionless. I looked down at our interconnected fingers and squeezed them, causing him to take his eyes off the picture.
• "Are you ready?"
• After clearing his throat, he got up and pulled me up with him, making sure our hands stayed together.