Come Back by Claire Fontaine

Author:Claire Fontaine [Fontaine, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-11-23T19:01:26+00:00

It’s the first cool night in a while and before taking a walk, I dig out the big, black writing sweater my mother knit for me. It’s oversize with a big shawl collar, burnished leather buttons, and deep pockets. I haven’t worn it since last winter.

When I look down to button it, I see it—a long, wavy strand of Mia’s hair, a part of her still golden, unblackened. The part of her I stopped seeing. My little monkey.

17.

The seminar room’s easy to find. Waiting outside the doors are about forty of the most haggard, wary, nervous middle-aged people ever to grace a hotel hallway. There are several parents like myself as well, who are upbeat, excited to be sharing in our child’s treatment, however distant.

I’m more than upbeat; I’m still basking in the serenity of having forgiven Mia. I feel cleansed and tranquil. In fact, I feel positively seraphic.

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