if they know better than I do.”

The words left my mouth before I realized how cruel they sounded.

Emily grabbed her coat and stormed outside.

Nora hurried after her.

“I’ll bring her home,” she promised.

I watched them disappear down the sidewalk.

It was the last time I saw Emily for ten years.

Half an hour later, Nora returned alone.

She stood on my porch continue reading …