The Knock Came Before I Could Dial 911

drive home, she held the teddy bear tight against her chest as if it were the only witness she trusted. I stopped to buy milk, sandwich bread, and a small vanilla muffin from the grocery store bakery, because I wanted her first night to have something gentle in it. When I gave her the muffin, she tucked it into her backpack.

“You can eat it now, sweetheart.continue reading …