AS I LEFT MY IN-LAWS’ HOUSE WITH NOTHING, MY FATHER-IN-LAW HANDED ME A TRASH BAG AND SAID, “THROW THIS OUT ON YOUR WAY.” BUT WHEN I OPENED IT AT THE GATE… MY HANDS BEGAN TO TREMBLE

toward the bus station, then back in the direction of the house she had just left. The envelope felt warm beneath her fingers.

For five years she had waited for Jason to choose her at the right moment.

Now the right moment had already passed.

She silenced the phone, lifted her chin, and started walking toward Tucson.

Olivia’s steps were heavy, but with continue reading …