On Christmas

been eating cookies.

They should have been watching cartoons under a blanket while my mother complained about too much frosting.

Instead, my parents had shut the door.

“How long were they outside?” I asked.

The officer, a broad-shouldered man named Reeves, looked down at his notes.

“The 911 call came in at 4:47 p.m. The driver found them about 1.8 miles continue reading …