"...Listen. You won't tell anyone, right? I don't want Bro to get in trouble over something stupid like this. He's got enough shit to deal with." It was the first that Dave had actually mentioned Bro's name, even though he wasn't going to pretend like John didn't know who'd done it. "So this has to stay between you and me, John."

He sewed the sleeve together as carefully as he could, but it was still a little uneven. Solidly mended, but uneven.