Eighteen Years After Ray Abandoned Him on a Dirt Road, Thomas Found His Mother’s Letter
“That I hadn’t made up my mind.” She unscrewed the thermos cap and poured coffee into it.
“He said Ray already has a cashier’s check made out.
Thirty-eight thousand four hundred dollars, but he wants the deed back.”
“There isn’t any deed.
The court voided it.”
“That’s what I told him.” Diane sipped.
“He said Ray cried in the truck.”
“So will you go?” Diane asked.