“Yeah, man,” Abel said, clapping me on the back as we made our way outside. “Glad you decided to come. I didn’t think you could get stuffier, but since you brought that purple-eyed girl home, you’ve really turned into a bore. Oh, how did it go with the FBI? On my way home from work, I saw them on the security app and decided to stay in town longer, which is also how I scored these girls. They aren’t sisters, but they are best friends.”

“The FBI wasn’t an issue, they are asking questions of everyone in the area, but it was a good idea to stay away,” I said and was impressed that he thought of that on his own and didn’t need his handheld to make a good decision for a change.

The stones from our gravel driveway crunched under our feet as we neared his house.“What’s the matter with you, man? You look like someone killed your puppy. Oh, wait… I did that. Well, it wasn’t ours, but fuck! It’s just a saying. Don’t look at me like that,” Abel laughed hard and smacked his hand off his knee.

I couldn’t find it in me to offer even a smirk for his effort. Sunshine had struck a chord, one I hadn’t been aware of until I saw myself through her eyes. How ironic that I took her for her unique colored eyes, but they could to see far more than I’d been able to see inside myself. No one had done that before, not my parents, not the therapist, not my school teachers, and not even my brother. I glanced at Abel and understood that his needs were selfish and self-motivated. Our relationship was about him having fun and me making sure we didn’t get caught but did he truly understand me? Did he see the things that Sunshine did?

“Abel, how do you see me?”

“Dude, with my eyes.” Abel screwed up his face and stared at me like I’d lost my mind. “Is this a trick question?”

“No, I mean, when you look at me, what do you see?”

Abel shook his head. “I don’t understand what you’re asking. I see my brother, and you have a poor choice of clothing, too boring. What else should I see?”

“Nothing,” I answered.

When I took Sunshine, I knew she’d see more of me than anyone other than my brother, but I didn’t think she’d see to the depth she’d depicted in her art. It had shocked me, and very little ever shocked me, but my Sunshine had managed to do it a few times.

“Man, what the fuck is wrong?” Abel shoved my shoulder, and I looked over at my brother.