Page 2 of Pieces: A Companion Piece

Scream. Fight.

Let yourself ignite.

From Tate

I just remembered how you played a part in reuniting Kingsley and me, which obviously upset me because I can’t do the same for you now. So, thanks for the cry, buddy.

From Tate

Greer left last night. Everyone’s walking around the house, all jittery and nervous. Including me, of course. I can’t focus worth a damn, even less now when I’m being told to hope harder than ever. Your rescuers have leads. They have a destination. You’ve been missing for…seventeen days now, technically. Seventeen days. My God, you are strong, Shay. And if you forget, I’m happy to remind you. XO.

From Tate

Zoe asked for Unca Shay today. Just a random curiosity from a three-year-old, because she’s already learned that when we get together in town with Ivy, Macklin, and Archie, you’re sometimes there too.

From Kingsley

You’re sorely missed, boy. I look around at the faces of our friends, and I’m struck by how incomplete we are when one of us isn’t accounted for anymore.

FROM GAEL, SANTIAGO, AND DEAN

From Santiago

Ispent my whole career wading through grim statistics. I saw the numbers. I investigated the crimes that contributed to those numbers.

But I know three Tenleys who are above stats.

That said, the last thing I needed was more grays, so you owe me a beer when you all come home safe and sound.

Hugs,

Santiago

From Gael

Please, please, please come home, Shay.

And River and Reese! Please.

From Gael

I swear up and down, free waffles for life if you just come home. Okay? I can’t imagine the pain you must be in, but you have to keep fighting. You have to, Shay.

From Dean

It’s as easy as breathing for me to talk about history. I’ve made a living off it. But if something were to go horribly wrong, these words wouldn’t matter, so I choose to focus on the future. Darling boy, you won’t be alone in your recovery. Whatever you need, we’ll be here for you. No matter how arduous the journey, you will smile and thrive again.

Knowing you is to believe that.

-Dean

KIT’S LIST

There are a million reasons you have to come home, and here are 15 of them!

River and Reese need you.

Your brothers need you.