A Risk Worth Taking
“When Casey had woken me and said Cathy had been taken to County in an ambulance, I hadn’t hesitated. I’d thrown on jeans and a shirt double time, stuffed my feet into boots, and raced Casey to the truck. It wasn’t until I’d cranked up Darla and listened to Casey on the phone with Summer that I’d wondered if it was my place to be here. In that moment, they’d never sounded more like brother and sister. The affection and shared worry between them was clear and impenetrable. I was an outsider looki...ng in.
And again, when I’d walked in and seen them all together, the way Casey had been automatically welcomed into the fold made me feel out of place. This was a family. Her family. And things with her mother were complicated enough without my being there to make it more awkward.
But then she’d looked over at me and smiled through her tears. And I could see her relief, the easy way she stood beside her mother hand in hand. Something between them had obviously changed. And on top of that, she was happy to see me.MoreLess
And again, when I’d walked in and seen them all together, the way Casey had been automatically welcomed into the fold made me feel out of place. This was a family. Her family. And things with her mother were complicated enough without my being there to make it more awkward.
But then she’d looked over at me and smiled through her tears. And I could see her relief, the easy way she stood beside her mother hand in hand. Something between them had obviously changed. And on top of that, she was happy to see me.MoreLess
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