Chapter 59

• “So why don’t you tell us how you met again?” Mom asked, clearing her throat.
• I helped Mom clean the dishes. We didn’t talk to each other, though there was a great deal we wanted to say. Mom snuck peeks at me now and then. I tried to think of a way to say “Sorry I came out to you on the phone, and sorry I basically avoided you for months” but it wasn’t as easy as one would expect.
• Finally Mom turned the faucet off and turned to me. “You look happy.”