Caleb's POVTwo weeks after the exhibition match, Mom came alone. Gia hadn't driven her, and Casey wasn't with her.She had taken the long-distance bus that only ran twice a week. It was already dark when she got off.Carrying an old cloth bag, she asked several people at the edge of town for directions before she finally found Grandma's house.When Grandma opened the door and saw her, her expression darkened.Grandma started to close it, but I stopped her. "Let her come in."Mom sat in the living room, rubbing her hands over her knees again and again. She glanced at the frame on the wall, then quickly looked away.She had aged a lot. A large part of her hair had turned white, and none of her old arrogance remained.She opened the cloth bag. Inside was a sweater, the one I had worn most often. I had left it behind when I moved out. She had washed it and folded it neatly.I took it without saying a single word."Caleb, I came to bring you home."It was the first time she had
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