Redhead by the Side of the Road

The following morning, Brink sleeps in late. While Micah goes through his morning routine, he notices Brink’s phone plugged into an outlet in the kitchen. The phone repeatedly dings with text notifications. Curious, Micah snoops the message previews, which indicate Brink’s parents are worried about him and don’t know where he is. 

Because Micah hasn’t received any business calls, he revisits his neighbor Yolanda to finish fixing her faulty switch. While Micah works, Yolanda tells him about her date with a dentist who was too attached to his mother. As he’s leaving Yolanda’s apartment, Micah’s older sister Ada calls. She informs Micah that her youngest son Joey is getting married and invites Micah and Cass to dinner to meet the fiancée. Joey is in his twenties, still lives with Ada, and didn’t tell anyone he had a girlfriend until he asked Ada if he could get a bigger bed because he’s getting married. Micah agrees to attend and bring Cass. 

When he returns home, Micah finds that Brink is still not up. Brink’s phone continues to ring. Micah peeks at it and sees that Brink has 24 missed calls. Micah unplugs the phone and takes it to the spare room where Brink is sleeping.