Chapter 24

Brick

I just knocked on the door at Merigold’s house. Gretchen and I are here hoping to get some answers that may help us figure Speed out. I can tell she is hiding so much pain behind her eyes. I’m hoping Merigold can help us find a way to release it before it eats away at her any more than it already has. On the outside Speed projects a happy life but if you look closely you can see that on the inside she is miserable. She just hides it really well. 

After what feels like hours Axel opens the door and lets us in. “ Merigold is on the back porch. She said to go out there.” I start to walk towards the back door when Axel puts his hand on my shoulder. I look at him and see he has a forlorn look on his face. “ Brother, I know some of what Merigold is going to tell you. She gave me a quick overview a