Where You Are by J. H. Trumble

Author:J. H. Trumble [Trumble, J. H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Contemporary, Gay
ISBN: 9780758277169
Google: Obli_SzDhBsC
Amazon: 0758277164
Goodreads: 15806991
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2012-12-24T06:00:00+00:00

Robert

It’s dusky out, but finding Dad’s grave is easy. I follow the crushed grass to the mound of fresh dirt that marks his resting place. The plants have been removed—probably softening all the stark places in Aunt Whitney’s house—but the cut flowers and sprays remain, arranged around the grave and over it. I want to know who they are from, but all the cards have been removed.

I know my aunts and my grandmother will miss my dad. He’s their baby brother, their pet, her son.

His absence will leave a huge hole in their lives.

I loosen a calla lily from a spray and run my fingers over the waxy petals.

I think about the way my heart thudded in my chest when Andrew held me to him as I cried, and the way my eyes stung at how good it felt to know he wanted me as much as I wanted him. The way his skin felt, the way his lips felt, the way his hand felt gripped in mine.

I’m more concerned about you at the moment than I am about me.

I swipe at a fresh tear that rolls down my cheek.

Sprinklers switch on in the section across the narrow road from me, and crickets begin to chirp as the dark gives way to the sodium vapor lamps warming up and buzzing at the edges of the cemetery.

I drop the lily in the dirt, then I pull the notebook from my pocket where I’d stuck it as I left Andrew’s apartment. I toss that in the dirt, too, and take a deep breath to steady myself.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.