Never Again
My parents did not move, maybe they know the call was for me.
I dashed to the phone and felt relief to hear Jane's voice.
"Have you heard about it?" she sounded worried. "How's Albert? You were together when James came."
"Yeah," I said, still sniffling. "Do you know something? Did he really commit suicide?" I was asking her as if we were talking about the old Charles, not the young one.
"I really don't know him, Sel, but daddy said it was impossible. He just saw him the other day and he was happy to tell dad he'll be volunteering in our hospital,"