“Seven,” Leo corrected. Then, because his mouth had no filter: “You smoke a lot.”

Leo nearly fell out of the tree. He waved back, stiff as a flagpole. Then she cupped her hands around her mouth and yelled, “You gonna watch me all summer, or are you gonna come down?”

“I’m Leo,” he said.

The Missing -2014- Apr 2026

“Seven,” Leo corrected. Then, because his mouth had no filter: “You smoke a lot.”

Leo nearly fell out of the tree. He waved back, stiff as a flagpole. Then she cupped her hands around her mouth and yelled, “You gonna watch me all summer, or are you gonna come down?” the missing -2014-

“I’m Leo,” he said.