“Don’t come back,” Gabe repeated out loud, the words overlapping with his father’s voice in his mind. “That’s the last thing he said to me.” Michelle sucked in a breath. “That’s what I said to you,” she whispered, shooting him a pained look. Whatever, Gabe. Run away to California. Run away, and don’t ever come back. “I remember,” he murmured. “God, no wonder you left all of us behind.” Her voice held anguish. “None of us got it. Got you.”
