I Couldn’t Remember Hearing Anyone Come Back Upstairs

Too silent.

“But I came here with her.”

“I know.”

“Her mom picked us up.”

“Did you actually know it was her mom?”

I opened my mouth.

Nothing came out.

The woman had smiled.

She had waved.

Melissa had called her “Mom.”

But…

Had I ever actually met Melissa’s mother before?

Not properly.

Only from a distance at school pickup.

Only for a few seconds.

Only enough to assume.continue reading …