It was late, and his mom hadn’t called him all night. He checked in after they left Rodney’s, and she’d said that Marianna was doing fine, watching Mary Poppins for the millionth time. “We popped popcorn, and we’re settling in,” his mom’s high, feeble voice assured him. “You have a good time with...
When Leroy was still alive, I was so isolated from everyone in our little town that I often felt alone. My self-isolation was little better. I just couldn’t bring myself to look at Ma, knowing that she knew Samuel had been with me. Other folks in town might shun us, or call us out as sinners. The...
I sat up, lifting the quilt to my chin. Matthew stood next to me and blinked, stepping back at the evident fear his waking me caused.“Time to get up,” he muttered. Standing, he shook his head and walked to the exit.“No need to shake the damn teeth out of my head,” I muttered to myself. I was stil...