Some of the Parts by Barnaby Hannah

Author:Barnaby, Hannah [Barnaby, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2016-02-15T23:00:00+00:00

Yes.

The return of Gerald?

No one is home, but I open and close the front door quietly anyway, then sprint up the stairs without taking off my shoes or hanging my house keys on the hooks over the hall table. Only when I hit the top step do I realize that I have gotten there without thinking of Nate, the sound of him coming into the house and my mother’s reprimand. I tap Gerald’s letter on Nate’s bedroom door for luck—or to mark the moment—and close my own behind me.

My heart is pounding and I’m a little sweaty. I wipe my hands on my jeans before I open the envelope, ease the letter out, unfold it. Dark ink on the page, spiking and dipping like heartbeats on an EKG.

Dear Mrs. McGovern, it says. My full name is Gerald Rackham. I wanted you to know that right away.

A tiny twinge of guilt taps at my gut. I ignore it, as I ignore the headache forming like a thunderstorm between my temples.

Read.

I am so grateful for your letter. My illness and my long recovery have left me feeling quite isolated, and it is a great relief to correspond with someone whose suffering is, perhaps, like my own. I do not mean to imply that our experiences are equal. But I know loss, Mrs. McGovern. I have been quite close to death and I have returned from its precipice with a new sense of vitality and purpose.

The irony, I think, is that Dad would probably love this guy.

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