ONE LAST TEXT
"I know it's late. You said things were rough tonight, so I figured I'd bring soup instead of just, I don't know, sending good thoughts from across town."
"You didn't have to do that."
"I know I didn't. Let me in, it's cold out here."
I stepped back and let her in, and she moved through my kitchen with an ease that surprised me, setting the thermos on the counter, pulling containers out of the bag like she'd done this a hundred times before instead of twice.
"How's your mom," she asked.
"Sleeping, finally. It was bad last night. Worse than last time."
"They told you it would be, right? Round two usually hits harder."