GS-The turkey was still warm when he said it. I had not returned home…

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Mom stood in the doorway holding a dish towel.

I looked at her.

She lowered her eyes.

Dad folded his arms. “You go, you figure it out yourself. I’m not paying for some experiment.”

“I didn’t ask you to.”

The answer surprised both of us.

He stared at me for a long moment.

“Then I guess we understand each other.”

That night, I packed two suitcases, three notebooks,continue reading …