The Girl on the Run by Gregg Olsen
Author:Gregg Olsen [Olsen, Gregg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Polis Books
Published: 2015-10-15T00:00:00+00:00
I WAS FOUR. MY MOTHER and I were out by the above- ground pool that the previous tenants of our rental house had left behind. I honestly canât remember exactly where it was. There was a huge tree that hung over most of the backyard like a circus canopy. It was so hot that day that Mom actually got into the pool with me. I remember how she played âmotorboatâ and dragged me from one end of the pool to the other, laughing and making sure that when I laughed I didnât drink in any water. When she grew tired of the game, I begged her to continue. That day, Mom never let me down. No matter what was on her mind, she was always present with me in the moment. When I became tired and hungry, she hoisted me to the edge of the pool and we ate cheese sandwiches and drank apple juice.
I remember how I hugged her and for the very first time noticed the faded lines of a heart on her shoulder.
I said something about it and she got up and carried me inside. It was like my words, my curiosity about that heart, had shut her down. Hurt her.
The next day Mom took me to the emergency room. There was nothing wrong with me, but sheâd injured her shoulder.
I donât remember how. Later, when I was older, I asked her about the big scar and she told me that sheâd slipped on the shower floor and smashed the glass. When I asked her which house she told me Iowa. I looked at her. I knew when she was lying.
The house in Iowa had a tub with a shower curtain. There had never been a glass shower door.
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