I stop by the conservation camp, hoping to see Wild before I return to Pop-pop’s house. Luckily she’s there and greets me with a big hug as soon as she sees me. Wildflower: Oh, Peri! It’s so good to see you. *looks down at my belly* Wait…are you – is it Craig’s? Prosperity: Yes, and…
Aunt Sophia and Uncle Duane say their goodbyes and leave early the next morning. Mama and daddy decide to hang around another day since Meri doesn’t start high school until Monday. Maybe they’ll still be here when the baby is born. I think that’s sort of what they are hoping will happen. I stare at…
There’s so much to think about and tons of planning to do if I hope to try and pull off everything I plan to do for me and my baby. But for now, I retreat to the water and relax. I’m not the only one. Merit, Aunt Sophia, and Uncle Duane all go out to…
Heavy dark blues…the kind that serves no purpose but to weigh a person down begin to settle on me, just as I start to hear the house come alive with activity. Auntie Sophia and her husband, Duane, arrived very early in the morning. I leave my bedroom as I hear them moving around in the…
Alice Wade (SV Part 2 – Day 10.2) was just as passionate as she was formidable. She wasn’t always the easiest to get along with, but she loved her family fiercely…showing it in the only way she knew how. An accomplished artist and musician, she had a very successful career until she and her husband…
Q Jr. spots pop on the porch when he returns from the camp. Quincy Sr.: Come and have a seat, son. Quincy Jr.: Yes, sir. Q Jr. shuffles over and sits down. Quincy Sr.: I had a talk with your mother. Quincy Jr.: When? Quincy Sr.: Just now Q Jr. is instantly concerned about his…
Before Q Jr. realizes it, he’s at the conservation camp. He has to get to the bottom of this thing with Peri. He approaches the first guy he sees. Quincy Jr.: You Craig Conway? *sits down across from Miles* Miles looks up, not sure what to make of this strange guy’s threatening tone. Miles: Uh,…
Daddy walks over. Quincy Jr.: *confused* But Byron’s in Britechester. He came to say goodbye to us before he left. Prosperity: It’s not Byron’s baby, daddy. Quincy Jr.: What the heck do you mean, Peri? Alida: Whose baby is it? Prosperity: It – it’s just not Byron’s. Quincy Jr.: *let down* I can’t deal with…
Grief deprives me of my sleep. Every time I close my eyes, I think of Gran lying there on the ground, lifeless. I could live a thousand years and never forget that scene. And the colors…I never want to feel those colors again. There’s no use in trying to sleep right now, so I get…
I’m not stupid. I knew there was a chance this would happen. But I rolled the dice anyway. Optimism bias was the servant, but pure hedonism was the master in making such bad decisions. Now I have to create a new set of rules to live by, or I’ll never move on from here. I’m…
