When Hope Arrived, Everything Changed

believing things could change.”

Tears filled her eyes. “I know that sounds stupid.”

“No,” I whispered, though I still didn’t fully understand it. “It doesn’t.”

But the word hope stayed with me long after I left.

From then on, I tried to do better.

I started dropping off groceries without making a big deal out of it. I watched the kids some weekends so she continue reading …