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A loud knock at his door right before it opens distracts Billy from the book in his hands. It’s a distinctive knock, so he knows who it is before they even step into his room, and he’s already on high alert before his father’s face greets him. The man has a scowl on his face as he looks at Billy, who is lounging across his bed, the paperback in his hand lowered and resting against his stomach now.
There’s a subtle twisting in the pit of his stomach, always happens when his dad is around or comes looking for him, because Billy can never know if his confrontations are going to end in good or bad. Rarely it’s ever good.
“Your mother,” Neil speaks in that calm tone of his, though there is something else there, brewing beneath the surface making him sound a little tense, “is on the phone. She wants to speak to you.”