ALEX
I peek through the door and see Mom and Zander hugging. I tiptoe out of the house.
I throw the hoodie of Zander’s sweater over my head, bury my hands into the kangaroo pocket, and head out into the night. Now I really feel like Zander.
On my left is Finn’s house. The mango tree looms over the fence, and I don’t remember it looking this eerie before. It must be the absence of light from the house. What used to be so full of life and laughter now abandoned and desolate. When Aunt Lyn, Finn’s mom, was diagnosed with dementia, they moved to Bangkok so they were close to her sister who is a resident doctor in a hospital. After Zander and I graduated, we followed Finn’s family to the city. I worried about Ma living all alone. That’s one reason I’m working hard. Once I’ve saved enough to
