“No. I don’t give a shit about any of that. I’m dying.” “You’re going to a better place, Braydon,” I said reflexively. “The hell I am,” he spat. “Ain’t no better place than this. Ain’t no place in the world that can be better than being with that woman. How the hell is it supposed to be a better goddamned place if she ain’t there? Answer me that, tin man. How is there a better place out there if Madison isn’t there?”
