Chapter 51

When William arrives the next morning, he's not surprised that Theo wanted to go to Cornell with him and Nancy.

He says goodbye to Sebastian, and then says goodbye to Alex and Hanna, who promise to give them news as they get it.

The return journey was made in silence, and when displeased, William left Theo at home, it was already lunch time.

Theo goes up to the apartment, goes in and undresses. It goes underwater and begins to cry compulsively, releasing sobs and screams of pain and frustration. He sits on the floor and lets the hot water fall over him.

After more time than he could imagine, he gets out of the shower and turns off the water. Without drying his body, he puts on some underwear and lies on his back on the bed looking at the ceiling.

He hadn't slept the night before. He'd spent time watching Sebastian, but he hadn't gotten a shred of sleep.

He stood in that position, illuminated by the sunlight that entered through the window, a