**14: Paige’s Karma**
I walked towards him calling his attention, “Miles?”
He turned to me mumbling, “Hey, um, I—I’m sorry?”
I noticed Charlotte looking confused at me. I suddenly realized I shouldn’t have acted like I know this kid. I won’t be able to explain the scenario to my wife without any suspicions arising inside her head.
I swallowed a lump in my throat then asked, “Are you here for Sadie?”
He panicky asked, “Yeah, yeah. Is she in there? Her parents, are they in there too?”
“Yes,” I confirmed.
With his forehead sweating like crazy he hesitantly added, “Uh, Paige, um, is she also?”
“Yes, she is,” I calmly affirmed.
“F*ck,” he grunted seemingly walking away then walking back to us.
Charlotte must have felt his nervousness so she offered to him, “Do you need us to help you get in?”
“Please, Ma’am. I—I don’t know how to face them,” he muttered.
“Alright, calm yourself first. Breathe,” she patted his shoulder.
After a few minutes, Miles decided he was ready to get in to face Sadie and her family.