It was always understood that I’d go to high school in Lincoln and stay with Aunt Elizabeth. Most of my classmates went to high school in Red Cloud and many of the girls worked for their room and board, cleaning house and babysitting.After Uncle Will died, Aunt Elizabeth didn’t have a lot of mone...
is what I ended up saying to Jeremy’s mom that day of our first visit. Mrs. London nodded as though it made perfect sense. I began to like her a little bit. Upon first impression, her abrupt way of speaking had seemed rude, but gradually I saw it was simply her way. She wa...