Chapter 13: The Mountain Promise
“One day, we’re taking Benji to the mountains,” Angie had said. “Just us. Like Dad used to take us.”
I looked down at Benji in my lap and realized that promise had not died with her.
The next morning, I took Benji to the mountains.
But not alone.
I called those kids back.
When they arrived, they stood nervously in the doorway, waiting to see if I would change my mind.
Instead, I opened the door wide.
“She wanted to go with all of you too, didn’t she?”
The blond girl started crying immediately.
The boy with glasses only nodded.
We drove with the windows cracked so Benji could push his nose into the cold air.
At the overlook, the wind moved through the pines, and the sky was clear and blue.
Benji ran ahead in messy circles, waiting for all of us to catch up. Continue Reading ⬇️
