SIXTEEN
“Oh, the sounds of silence,” I said as I got out of bed. From my window, I could see the beautiful colors of the autumn leaves.
Johnny had started school, having landed his spot in the nursing program he’d applied for. With many of his prerequisites transferable from his time at the community college in North Dakota, he could finish his degree in two years, maybe even less. Sara had started her residency in endocrinology, shadowing Dr. Jennifer Sanders. I knew Sara wasn’t having a good time when she started to compare the woman to our mother.
But the best part was Remy had gone.
Jayden had paid to get him a place at a rehab center. He stayed for about a month, and then out of the blue, he left. No one had seen or heard from him since.
“Good riddance,” I muttered for the umptee
