I Heard My Uncle in the Hall Before I Saw What He’d Brought

were earlier ones.

From 11:14 p.m.

Dad said Emma’s being dramatic again.

11:22 p.m.

She always does this when something’s not about her.

11:47 p.m.

Please don’t start, Uncle Thomas. Tonight matters to me.

My thumb stopped there.

Under those, one message from Thomas at 1:38 a.m.

She was hit by a truck. She’s in Mercy Regional with a broken arm, cracked ribs,continue reading …