Keeper of Dreams
“He wasn’t even the first kid to get lost on purpose. But he was the first kid to hope that he wouldn’t get found in time for Christmas.
Because on Christmas he wouldn’t be in Dowagiac, Michigan. He’d be in Tucson, Arizona. No snow on the ground, no friends to show his stuff to, his grandparents a couple of thousand miles away. And with all of that, his mother probably wouldn’t get better after all. Fifty-fifty chance, that’s all the doctor gave her.
Enoch’s dad treated him like a grown-up. “Son..., you’re twelve years old, I can tell you the truth, I don’t have to pretend the way I do with the younger kids. Your mother isn’t just a little sick. The disease she has is very rare, and they don’t know a cure.”
“How long does she have?” Enoch asked. This was a realistic question. Enoch always asked realistic questions when he could think of them. It fooled people into thinking he was very adult.
“They don’t know,” his father said. “I think I’m telling you this because I’m as scared as you are.MoreLess
Because on Christmas he wouldn’t be in Dowagiac, Michigan. He’d be in Tucson, Arizona. No snow on the ground, no friends to show his stuff to, his grandparents a couple of thousand miles away. And with all of that, his mother probably wouldn’t get better after all. Fifty-fifty chance, that’s all the doctor gave her.
Enoch’s dad treated him like a grown-up. “Son..., you’re twelve years old, I can tell you the truth, I don’t have to pretend the way I do with the younger kids. Your mother isn’t just a little sick. The disease she has is very rare, and they don’t know a cure.”
“How long does she have?” Enoch asked. This was a realistic question. Enoch always asked realistic questions when he could think of them. It fooled people into thinking he was very adult.
“They don’t know,” his father said. “I think I’m telling you this because I’m as scared as you are.MoreLess
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