Until I Disappeared
I looked at his face—so much like Aaron's—and said softly, "Lucas, Mom is leaving now. Please take care of yourself."
He didn't even lift his head. "Okay," he mumbled absently.
I tilted my head slightly and saw what he was drawing: a scene from yesterday, with Sylvia and Aaron holding his hands as they walked through the amusement park.
A sharp pain tugged at my chest.
I remembered a video Sylvia had once posted to Instagram. In it, Lucas sat in her lap, happily munching cotton candy, his words muffled through his sugary grin, "I just love being with Sylvia! I can eat whatever I want and stay up watching TV all night!