Surrender, Dorothy
“They had traveled all the way from New Jersey with the air conditioner on high, and here they were, standing in front of a surprisingly shabby mustard-colored house in the middle of a summer vacation enclave. They made their approach side by side, carrying sacks of junk-food groceries, and heard strains of cacophonous music coming from behind the door with its ill-fitting screen.“Yoo-hoo!” called Carol.Maddy came to the door in a sundress, squinting through the screen. “Mrs. Swerdlow?” she said..., astonished. “Oh my God, come in!” The women hugged in a bony, clumsy way, then both began to cry, as they had done once over the telephone since Sara died, and had continued to do separately since then. Right behind Maddy appeared Peter, and then Adam, and soon all of them were in an embrace, muttering and crying and attached to one another like some ungainly organism.“Well, kids,” said Natalie finally, pulling back slightly and attempting a trembling, breaking smile, “I was in the neighborhood.”MoreLess
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