I Was Hired To Pretend To Be His Granddaughter

over my mouth.

I had forgotten saying that.

Or maybe I hadn’t forgotten. Maybe I just never thought anyone else would hold onto it.

My chest was doing something painful and stupid.

The attorney looked at me once, quickly, then back at the page.

“Family is not always the people who share your blood. Sometimes family is the person who shows up after a twelve-hour continue reading …