What Happiness Looks Like (Promises) - Plot & Excerpts
The next morning after she dropped Anna at school, she longed for the days when she could go for a run. Due to the pain in her knees, she could only walk, which wasn’t nearly as exhilarating, but it might help her think. She decided she’d better bring her cane. Once outside, she noticed the air smelled of dirt and mulch. An elderly woman knelt in a nearby garden, planting flats of pansies. The brisk wind stung Joely’s cheeks as she glanced up at the sky. It looked as if it couldn’t decide whether it wanted to storm or allow the sun to shine. March was a month of contradictions—promises for better days, sometimes fulfilled, often broken. Was the disappointment worth it in the end? Speaking of disappointments, what was she going to say to Anna? ‘Hey, your dad’s in town. But don’t get too attached because he’s leaving again soon.’ Anna already wondered why Joely didn’t have any wedding pictures like all of her friends’ parents. She didn’t understand how Joely’s relationship with Jake had been a mistake, yet Anna’s birth had been a miracle.
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