Chapter 28: Mama & Chloe
A week without Corey Cassidy turns into two weeks. Three weeks. A month. Autumn’s door opens to Hiding and offers a phase of depression to me like a bitter spoonful of medicine.
October 21. A greeting card from New York City arrives. I think about ripping it in half and tossing it away. Why dredge up bad feelings? Don’t ever drink the spoiled milk from the refrigerator. Try to move forward and forget about the past and my detailed history with Corey. Leave it as a cold case. Relish what’s going to come in the near future, which something—anything—will.
The greeting card sits on the kitchen table for almost two days. Mama points at the red envelope and says, “Are you going to open it, Gage?” I stare at the New York City return address, unable to answer her. What
