A Mother's Reckoning

Irene came through the front door and went straight to the living room without taking off her coat. The fabric was still damp from the drive, but she did not seem to notice or care. She moved like someone who had made a decision and was now simply moving forward with the momentum of that decision carrying her.

Judd Senior was in his armchair. Fiona was on the couch with her phone face-down in her