I Thought I’d Face Graduation Alone After Losing Both My Parents-Then Someone Suddenly Covered My Eyes

whenever someone asked if I was all right. At lunch, I sat alone near the vending machines with a paperback open beside my sandwich so I could pretend solitude was a choice.

Then I went home, closed my bedroom door, and counted the hours until I could sleep again.

At school, graduation had become the only subject anyone discussed.

“My grandparents are continue reading …