My Family Asked What Emergency Needed The Receptionist

for me. “Megan, please. Don’t go.”

“I have to.”

“It’s Christmas.”

“I know.”

That landed harder than I meant it to.

Her hand dropped.

Monday Morning Came Early

I spent the next four hours in my parents’ old laundry room because it was the only place with a door that closed and decent Wi-Fi. I sat between a humming dryer and a shelf of bulk paper towels while continue reading …