Fallout (Crank 3)

side out. Sounds like a bad plot

thread. Only, instead of some vicious

little monster inside, all I’ve got is anger.

Anger and the need to know.

Even though

knowing won’t change

a single thing.

AFTER THE TALENT SHOW

Brendan and Montana left

right away. I don’t think he liked

her celebrity status. Didn’t like

the groupie need to say hello.

Usually I like it, even though

once in a while it leads to poor

behavior on my part. Witness

my earlier Leah rendezvous.

But that day I exited quickly

too. Needed to let the emotional

dust settle. Needed to work

through what my next move

should be. I called Mom from

my car. Explained the scenario.

Hoped she’d say no way.

Your imagination has run amok.

But she said, I was never

one hundred percent sure

that he was really your father.

I hoped he wasn’t. But I think

maybe your instincts are good.

I can’t tell you what to do