I Was Called to School Because My Son Got Into an Altercation – When I Saw the Boy Sitting Next to Him, I Went Pale

Noah glanced at the roses. “You can leave those.”

Elaine gave a small, wet smile. “I will.”

“Do you think she loved me too?”

After she left, Noah sank onto the porch step. I sat beside him, close enough that our shoulders touched. He stared at the street like it might explain everything.

“Mom,” he whispered, “did continue reading …