Everyone once in a while I surprise myself.
Waking up alone on the couch when I remembered falling asleep beside Brandon. I thought by now I’d gotten used to the pain of my mother being gone. I spent each day of her birthday grieving alone and this year someone actually showed up and I’d never imagined being overwhelmed by such gratitude.
I pushed the blanket aside and sigh in relief that I have the use of my fingers back. I’ve always convinced myself that I was ready to die because the desire to stay alive slowly disintegrated.
I stood up from the couch and looked around for Brandon wondering where he could possibly be when I found a note tapped to the fridge.
“At rink. There are leftovers in the fridge if you are hungry and your clothes should be dry.”
I stared at the note and I
