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

years.

I signed the first page on the tenant line.

I turned the page and signed the second.

By the time I reached the final page, my hand was steady, the blue ink spelling out my name with absolute finality.

I watched the ink dry under the yellow glow.

The heavy oak door of courtroom 302 did not make a sound when Margaret pushed it open at ten past ten.continue reading …