Nova I sat on the bench outside my room with my collection of drinks to stick in the little refrigerator inside my room lying beside me and lit another cigarette. I was a complete mess. I wanted to call and make sure Brodie was looking out for my family, but I didn't want to listen to my family try to talk me into coming back home. This was Brodie, though, so I knew he would make sure they were safe.  I was pretty sure no one had followed me, or they would have caught me at a gas station when I stopped for gas, and I had been looking. Nothing suspicious jumped out at me. I was still scared, though. I didn't think I would be getting much, if any, sleep for a while. It was much easier to sleep when Brodie was right outside my bedroom door, taking up the entire couch. That had to have been uncomfortable. Now, thinking back on it, I knew why he did it. He knew about Rob. I sighed and put out my cigarette. I had thought I would give them up, but now isn't the time wi