I Want You Back
“Good to see you.”
Before I could say anything else, I noticed someone in the back seat—a lanky Black teenager, maybe eighteen, slouched low with his hoodie pulled up, staring at his phone like it was his lifeline. He didn’t even glance my way. Then it clicked. “Wait, that’s Caleb?” I asked, turning to Conrad. “Ned Jackson’s kid?”
Conrad nodded, pulling the car back onto the street. “Yeah, that’s him. You remember Ned, my buddy from way back. Caleb’s his first kid. He was, what, seven or so last time you saw him?”