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“Thank you,” Nana said with a nod. “I’ll do that.”
As the detectives left, I stormed into Rumi’s room and slammed the door behind me. I didn’t know what to do with myself. I was so scared and angry I couldn’t stop moving. It wasn’t enough that Pop had lost his mind and attacked us so Nana had to kill him. Now we were being punished for what, surviving? It didn’t make any fucking sense. Theyknewshe’d only done what she had to.
I pulled out my phone and texted Rumi asking him if he could come home, knowing he would.
“Nova,” Nana called from the living room.
I stormed out of the bedroom the same way I’d gone in.
“You’re scaring your brother.”
“Am I scaring you, Bird?” I asked.
“Not really,” he muttered.
“Here’s what we’re going to do,” Nana said, pointing to the couch. “Come sit down, Nova.”
“I hate this,” I said, following her order.
“So do I,” she said, almost brusquely. “But we need to make a plan for while I’m gone.”
“Maybe they’ll just give you probation or something?” Bird said hopefully.
Nana smiled at him and reached out to cup his cheek. “That’s the best-case scenario. Let’s plan for the worst.”
“I’ll stay with Nova, right?” Bird asked. “She’s an adult now. I can stay with her.”
“Nova?” Nana asked.
“Of course he’s staying with me,” I replied, my nose starting to sting. “He’s stuck with me.”
“I called Brenna,” Nana said with a sigh. “You’re going to need the club’s help.”
“No, I don’t.”
“If nothing else,” Nana said, her eyes meeting mine. “They’ll help you get our things from the trailer.”
I frowned.
“If I have to do time,” Nana said, pulling out the little notepad and pen she always carried in her purse. “You’re going to need to sell my car.”
“Wait, what?”
“You sell the car,” she repeated, writing it down. “Sell Pop’s bike. The club will help with that, too.”
“Stop,” I said, shaking my head. “Just stop.”
“You’ll need the money,” she said, ignoring me. “Have a garage sale. I’ll sign the trailer over to you so you can sell that, too.”
“Nana, I can’t sell your stuff—”
Someone knocked on the front door and I let out a little sigh of relief. I would’ve accepted any kind of distraction to stop Nana. Things were happening too fast. She wanted me to sell our house? I didn’t know how to sell a fucking house.
“Hey,” I said, opening the door, expecting Brenna to be on the other side.
“Oh, Nova,” my mother gasped, reaching for my face.
I flinched away, staring at her in confusion.
