I Came Home From Work and Found My Baby in a Condition I Will Never Forget – The Archivist

quietly.

“Let them,” I said. “You did the right thing.”

A pause. Then, smaller: “Alyssa, can I ask you something?”

“Anything.”

“Can I come with you? Just for a little while. I can’t stay here. They’ll turn on me for this.”

I didn’t hesitate.

“Pack,” I said. “I’ll pick you up in an hour.”

The drive to Vermont stretched out like a ribbon unwinding. The sky continue reading …