The Only Door That Opened When the Others Closed

Ohio winter.

Carol set her mug down on the wooden step and reached out, placing her hand briefly over Ivy’s.

“Your father called the library yesterday,” Carol said.

Ivy did not look up, her eyes remaining on the yellow mailbox. “What did he want?”

“He wanted to know if we had received the paperwork from his lawyer,” Carol said. “I told him we did not need continue reading …