Emma Signed Over Her Kitchen Island to Keep Toby Safe in Massachusetts

and its engine prone to stalling in the rain.

It was worth perhaps four thousand dollars, but it would have to carry Toby and me to Massachusetts when the time came.

The school bell rang in the distance, a dull, metallic clang that signaled the end of the day.

The double glass doors of the school lobby were smeared with small handprints from the morning continue reading …