Therese's Story - Chapter 19: Home Alone
As told to the author. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
That summer and fall were one of the best times of my life. Before it turned into one of the worst winters. First, all my dreams came true, and then all my nightmares did. But, that's for later. I worked a little at the coffee shop, just a few hours a week, but it was something. Cait had a job too, and she was working a lot more hours than I was, so we didn't get to hang out as much as I had hoped we would, but I stayed a...