I Gave Away the Birthday Chocolates, Then the Screaming Started

family the day they decided my death was cheaper than asking for help.”

Brandon crossed the room and hugged me from behind, resting his chin on my shoulder.

“You are my family,” he said.

“Yeah,” I replied. “And you are mine.”

When he graduated from Ohio State with honors in computer engineering, I sat in the family section watching him walk across the continue reading …