Eighteen Years After Ray Abandoned Him on a Dirt Road, Thomas Found His Mother’s Letter
“He’s had Pete hauling lumber out there since July.
I told him no in June.
I told him no again in July.”
“On your land?”
“On my lawn.
He’s got a crew framing a pavilion right where Elaine used to sit.” She paused.
“I had pneumonia three years ago, Thomas.
In November.