Jer hadn’t lied about the coffee. Al’s diner was my favorite kind of place. They brewed the coffee only when the carafe ran empty, which meant if you got good and lucky you’d get that very last bit from the bottom of a pot that had been burning on the hot plate for several hours. Add one creamer and two sugars, and that right there is the elixir of the Gods; throw in some rhubarb pie (undoubtedly homemade by Al’s wife) and a pack of blue’s and good luck getting me out of the. . .

Jer hadn’t lied about the coffee. Al’s diner was my favorite kind of place. They brewed the coffee only when the carafe ran empty, which meant if you got good and lucky you’d get that very last bit from the bottom of a pot that had been burning on the hot plate for several hours. Add one creamer and two sugars, and that right there is the elixir of the Gods; throw in some rhubarb pie (undoubtedly homemade by Al’s wife) and a pack of blue’s and good luck getting me out of the. . .

Kyle grabbed the last slice of bacon off the plate in the middle of the dining room table as his father topped off his mug of coffee. Dunking a donut into his coffee before taking a satisfyingly large bite Roland leaned back against the kitchen counter. He was tall but was visibly shorter than he used to be. Before the crash he stood a full six foot two inches. Nowadays though, with the slouch in his back and the pain in his right leg cause him to peak around five-foot-ten. He was wearing his . . .

Kyle grabbed the last slice of bacon off the plate in the middle of the dining room table as his father topped off his mug of coffee. Dunking a donut into his coffee before taking a satisfyingly large bite Roland leaned back against the kitchen counter. He was tall but was visibly shorter than he used to be. Before the crash he stood a full six foot two inches. Nowadays though, with the slouch in his back and the pain in his right leg cause him to peak around five-foot-ten. He was wearing his . . .