Protected: The Long Goodbye: Sojiro’s Story – Chapters 18-25
Chapter 18: The Heart of the Matter – May 24, 2007I didn’t want to return to Sojiro’s room. I didn’t want to face him. How could I after what Akira…
Chapter 18: The Heart of the Matter – May 24, 2007I didn’t want to return to Sojiro’s room. I didn’t want to face him. How could I after what Akira…
Chapter 8: More Than Enough Blame to Go Around – May 20, 2007Sojiro had quieted again, and the thread of his memories had disappeared. He dozed off, and so did…
The Long Goodbye Prologue: The Moment I Gave Up – April 21, 2007Not yet out of breath, I rounded the corner, fast on his heels. My heart leapt as I heard…
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The Epilogue That’s Really a PrologueMelissa gazed lovingly down at her precious little son, a boy whose father had left him behind long before he’d ever been born. Yet this…
Chapter 28: No Rain, No Rainbows – Thursday, June 4I leapt out of bed and got dressed. The rain stopped. That incessant drumming on the roof came to an end,…
Chapter 27: My Only Maverick – Saturday, May 30 – Thursday, June 4“I’ve lost him, Mom,” I gasped as her arms engulfed me.“Who?”“Maverick.” Like it wasn’t enough losing Dad. Why did…
Chapter 26: Will You Ever Look at Me Again? – Saturday, May 30“Are you telling me,” I mused, “that the only reason you and I are together now is because…
Chapter 25: When It Rains, It Pours – Saturday, May 30“Mel?” Maverick’s voice cracked with worry. “Mel?!”Slowly opening my eyes, I found myself leaning back against him. We were still…
Chapter 24: The Thirtieth of May – Saturday, May 30The sunlight streaming through my window woke me, and I opened my eyes. I stretched out my hand to pick up…