The Chair He Bought, The Dog They Tried to Take, and the Choice

voice breaking.

“Let me keep the one thing that still recognizes me.”

Michael left without hugging me.

He stood in the doorway and said, “I’ll call the facility. But don’t get your hopes up.”

Then he glanced at Caleb like he was something unpleasant stuck to a shoe.

And the door closed.

When the car pulled away, I stared at the empty driveway and felt my continue reading …