Memory of the Wronged
He was driving himself, taking my parents, me, and Emily, whom I was meeting for the first time, home with excitement.
Oh. I was dreaming about the first time I went home.
I turned my head and saw Emily beside me. Her bright hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. She held my hand and talked nonstop, her smile warm and easy.
“Wow, you’re so tall, Lily. What are you, like five-five? I’m barely five feet. Guess I’m the short one here,” she said with a playful pout.
Then she looked down at my hands, her expression softening. “You’ve had it rough out there, haven’t you? Your hands are all cracked. You won’t have to do farm work ever again, I promise.”
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