The day I left Curtis City, my parents and Alex all showed up at the airport. I hadn't told anyone my flight information. They must have had someone watching me the whole time.As I dragged my suitcase toward security, my mother suddenly rushed out and blocked my path. Her hair had gone gray in so many places. In just six months, she looked like she'd aged ten years."Mary, don't go. I am begging you. If you don't want to come home, I will move out instead. Punish us however you want. Just don't cut your dad and I out of your life."I looked at her, and there wasn't a single ripple of feeling in me. There'd been a time I'd wanted so badly to hear her say those words. When I had a high fever in the hospital. When I went through a miscarriage alone. When the whole internet tore me apart. When I held Grandma's body after she died and cried until I couldn't make a sound. I used to think that if my mother had just held me, even once, I might have found the strength to keep going.Bu
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