Crossing the line
Tyler was already home, sprawled on the couch with a controller in his hand, headset on.
“Yo,” he called, eyes on the screen. “You limped when you came in.”
Damn. Even my little brother noticed.
“I’m fine,” I said automatically, heading for my room.
“You always say that.”
I didn’t answer. Couldn’t. If I admitted it out loud, it would make it real.
In my room, I shut the door, grabbed the ice pack from the freezer, and collapsed onto the bed. Cold pressed into my knee, numbing but not soothing.