The Favor

by Suzanne Wright

“He made Gibson cry yesterday. Sweet, fresh-faced, quick-to-laugh Gibson. That’s like kicking a puppy. Which is something Dane probably often did as a child—being mean to animals is textbook for psychopathic kids, you know.”

“Is there a reason I should fire you?” A memory of me earlier flipping off his brother flashed in my mind. “Probably.”