I Canceled Seven Hundred Dollars After Christmas Night Left My Daughter Alone in the Dark
I carried the blue bowl to the table and set it down in front of her with a glass of water.
“You eat your warm porridge,” I said, resting my hand on her shoulder for a moment.
“Nobody is angry with you.”
“Are we going back to Grandmother’s house on New Year’s?” she asked.
“No,” I said.
“We’re staying right here at home.”
I walked over to the kitchen counter where my phone lay face down on the tile.
I picked it up, opened my contacts, and scrolled to Aunt Helen’s cell number.
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