Divorced by the Hockey Captain
He looked right up at me, his dark hair falling across his forehead, extending his small hand.
I took the paper, gently unfolding it.
It was an update to yesterday's drawing. The warm brick house with the three people holding hands was still there, but now, floating right beside the chimney, was a bright, crooked red heart.
A breathless, genuine laugh broke from my chest.
"Yoshua," I whispered, resting a hand flat over the paper. "This is so beautiful. Did you add the heart for the family?"
He nodded once, his small fingers lightly drumming against the side of the desk. He tilted his head, watching my face with that unnerving, ancient curiosity of his.