Toby looked at Gavin through the gap in the curtains.

“Tell them about the sign,” he said.

Gavin closed his eyes.

“The sign is where it started.”

PART 6

Eight Fridays Earlier

The first Friday in August had been unbearably hot.

Toby and Gavin rode their bikes to the old freight district, where an independent mechanic had agreed to show them how to replace a worn chain on a donated bicycle.