"Probly not," he says, watching the raptor with a little smile. "But..." He let the thought fall, shrugging instead of going on. They both felt pretty much the same, it seemed. "Only wish... heh, there's a lot of things I wish," he admits. "It's too late t'go back and start over again. Best thing t'do is just plain walk away. Keep in touch with a handful of the ones that woulda died for me a few times. Forget the rest."
He stands. "I got my phone. When you're done, call me, alright?" One last high school road trip.