The Guard Asked Who They Were Here to See

chair leg dragging.

She stood up.

Not all the way, at first. Then fully. Looking at me, not at the officers, not at my father.

“I’d like…” she said, then started over. “May I come too? With Naomi, I mean. If that’s all right.”

There are moments when your whole body gets busy before your brain catches up. Mine did. A hot sting ran up my neck. I had to flatten continue reading …