I knew who they were from. I lifted the porcelain vase of summer garden flowers and inhaled their scent. I plucked the note off the holder and flipped it over. Thinking of you. Billy I sighed and took the flowers into the apartment, setting them on ...
She called me as I walked toward the bus stop. “Zoe, we need to talk. Where are you?” My bus pulled up in front of me. “I’m downtown about to get on a bus. What is it?” I paid the driver, lurched down the aisle as the bus pulled onto the street, and found a seat near the b...
Her little head was slumped over to the side. I let Bradly run into the front yard and carefully removed my sleeping baby from her seat. With Rose cradled in my arms, I walked inside, praying things hadn’t gone batshit crazy while I was gone. When I entered the living room...
said Stacy from my doorway. I’d been in bed for two days, barely eating, not showering, and wallowing in self-pity. “Leave me alone, Stacy. I don’t want to talk about it. Just go away.” “Zoe, I’m not letting you throw your life away. I’ve watched yo...