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Part I: Chapter Six
Most days, Billy Cantu did not get out of his filthy bed until afternoon. On the day that Revere High went to the Massachusetts Division I Superbowl, he managed to rouse himself at 8:00am. He knew the...
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Part I: Chapter Seven
When the team left Revere, the temperature was about twenty degrees. A clear sky and a bright sun had not done much to warm things up, and the mercury had barely edged past the freezing mark at game...
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Part I: Chapter Nine
Chad drove the Cherokee. Jason sat shotgun. Matt was in the back. All just as before. But this time there was a fourth passenger in the car. Billy Cantu, still out cold, leaned against Matt. Matt found...
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Part I: Chapter Ten
“Got your text,” Kitty said, creeping up behind Matt at his locker. Matt jumped and dropped his dog-eared trigonometry text book. A not-so-merry Christmas for the tri-captains. “Jeeze,” Matt said,...
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Part II: Chapter Twelve
When Revere High opened its doors in January for the rest of the school year, students and teachers alike didn’t want to enter. It was cold and dark, and there wouldn’t be a break until February...
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Part II: Chapter Fourteen
The weeks after the Revere High graduation were carefree. There was a class trip to Canobe Lake Park, an amusement park in Northern Massachusetts. Roller coaster rides, cotton candy, and some queasy...
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Part II: Chapter Fifteen
For Mr. Martinelli, the summer was off to a fine start. Bright days, cool nights. Ice cream flavors on his tongue and cut grass in the air. Back in the spring, he had confessed to Janine about his...
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Part II: Chapter Sixteen
Matt ponders his next move That night, Matt declined a date with Kitty. She was hurt but understood why he didn’t want to go out. Still, she didn’t like being blown off. She wanted to help Matt through...
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Part II: Chapter Seventeen
The funeral of Charles and Janine Martinelli took place in mid-July. Carmine Cantu and his top meat grinder Jim Shea had scoped it out, looking for the players. Chad and Jason thought it would only be...
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Part II: Chapter Eighteen
The following day something strange happened. Jason only had a few more days before he would head out to Michigan. His father was going to drive him, a sort of cross country, father and son bonding...
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Part II: Chapter Nineteen
There was no escape. The sun shone down on the pool and the concrete unrelentingly. Not a cloud in the sky. Unless you stayed inside or under an umbrella, you couldn’t avoid the ultra violet rays...
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Part II: Chapter Twenty
Mrs. Bisbee was pulling a double shift at the hospital and Mr. Bisbee was doing the one recreational activity he could afford and liked: bowling. Matt’s house was empty, and he told Chad to come by...
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Part II: Chapter Twenty-One
Matt goes into the lion’s den Matt knew some things about Carmine Cantu. He knew he owned and operated Jackie O’s Liquor Store on the American Legion Highway. He knew he had his hands in a lot of the...
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