cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

of it in a grocery store. A paper plate fell from someone’s hand. Brooklyn screamed. The bike tipped sideways, one wheel spinning uselessly in the air.

Then the world broke open.

Derek ran from the grill so fast he knocked over a chair. I reached Emma at the same time he did. Her face had gone white. One hand was pressed to her side. Her mouth opened continue reading …