Twelve
Kelly
I clung to my anger and hurt and pushed it into my physical therapy sessions. I was determined to get out of the hospital and back to my life, before Madeline stole it out from under me.
Jake came by a couple more times, but not nearly as much as I’d have liked, and he never stayed long.
He was always on his way to work, or a gig, or to hang out with his girlfriend. Ugh, girlfriend. It was hard for me to come to terms with the fact that my sweet little boy was in a relationship with a young woman.
Especially that young woman. I didn’t see the appeal. Jake deserved a sweet girl, not a sullen one who could barely say a word.
I probably wasn’t being fair, but Ally had not been the kind of girl I’d imagined for my son.
Sean still came by every day, and we’d talk about super
