Close To The Broken Hearted (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
We didn’t even bother going to Dewey’s first to drop off the aluminum foil before heading straight to my place so I could tell my mother about this strange woman who called herself my “aunt.” My mother met us in the kitchen. Quickly, I told my mother everything that had happened, the words fighting their way out of my mouth. “And she wanted me to give you this,” I said when I had finished relaying the story. I handed my mother the piece of paper with the telephone number written on it. “Abe, what have I told you ’bout talkin’ to strangers?” my mother asked. I looked down at my sneakers, which I had forgotten to take off at the door in my mad rush to come inside and tell the story. “I know,” I said, “but this woman seemed to know who I was. She told me I was her blood.” “People can tell you a lot of things, Abe.” My eyes turned up to hers. “So she’s not my aunt?” I felt strangely disappointed. “To the best of my knowledge, your pa never had no siblings,”
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