My Son Left Me Behind on Thanksgiving and Flew His Family to Hawaii—So Friday Morning, I Called Movers and Took Back Everything I Had Paid For

I’d already read it twice.

I read it again.

Then my phone lit up.

Rebecca.

I didn’t answer.

A message followed.

Can you please make sure the children’s winter things are ready for Tuesday? Their school bags are upstairs, and there should be laundry in the dryer. Thanks!

I stared.