Greg took matters into his own hands. Across Madison’s desk, near the back corner by her monitor, a power cord hung in a long dark line toward the floor. He…
Greg heard it before he understood what it was. At first it came to him as nothing more than a low, shifting vibration under his feet, something absorbed by the floorboards and…
Madison settled deeper into the couch, one arm stretched along the back cushion, the other hand busy with the remote while the LLS pregame show rolled on. Bright graphics flashed across the…
Madison had gotten up at some point during the pregame show. Cindy could hear her rummaging through the kitchen cabinets, opening one, then another, the sounds of casual searching carrying…
Madison stretched herself out across the couch before setting her mother down near her hip. Even now, being placed there like that brought with it a fresh jolt of unreality.…
“No, Madison, you’re misunderstanding,” Greg said, trying to keep his voice calm. It still felt deeply unnatural, having to explain himself like this to his own daughter. Madison rolled her…