CHAPTER 4
In the driver’s seat, Lisa slouches and tips her head back, momentarily closing her eyes. She wrings her hands and thinks about her mom’s condition and the thread of hope the doctor offered. After turning the ignition key, she circles out to the freeway and switches on the radio. Loud. Along with the pounding music, Lisa screams her frustration and almost misses her exit. Panicked, she overcorrects and slips to the side of the ramp.
At a standstill, Lisa pants and darts nervous glances out the windows. Once she’s eased back onto the ramp, she pauses longer than usual at the stop sign. She begins again, more slowly this time, down the familiar road, and to her driveway. Lisa pulls in and comes to an abrupt stop. The front door hangs open.
Afraid to get out of the car, she calls
