Nortey Jr., Sam - Thumbwars [Avidbook, MF, Contemporary, New/Young Adult, Urban Fiction] Chapter Twenty-Four
I slept for the nearly twelve-hour duration of the flight, never once bothering to chat with the stranger beside me. Upon arriving in New York, I collected my luggage from customs. As I waited in line on that sunny afternoon for a taxicab, I then put on my sunglasses.
Opening the door to my apartment, I placed my bags down and walked toward the center of the room. I removed my sunglasses and placed them on the mantle, next to a pile of mail my mother had gathered. At the bottom of it, I found the letters written by Ms. Opal and Sheila exactly where I’d left them.
I then played my answering machine while opening my mail.
My mother, my brother, and my father left messages wel
