The Color of Joy
“Since the moment I’d learned my baby had been abducted, I’d had a picture of the kidnapper in my mind. It was someone who embodied pure evil, a selfish monster who came to wield great power over the fate and happiness of my entire family, without a care for anyone she hurt. I’d felt completely at her mercy. Helpless and powerless, and I loathed this monster with every breath in my body.
But here she was before me—not a monster but a woman surrounded by her family. A woman in a hospital bed who ...was gravely ill with a brain tumor.
“Jenn,” Sylvie said, rising quickly from her chair to take hold of my elbow and lead me toward the bed. “This is Riley James.”
The woman regarded me with a mixture of unease and relief. Neither of us said a word while I took in the features of her face, no longer concealed behind an oxygen mask. She looked to be about thirty—younger than I imagined—and had long brown hair and melancholy eyes.
“Please sit down,” she said, gesturing to the chair beside the bed.MoreLess
But here she was before me—not a monster but a woman surrounded by her family. A woman in a hospital bed who ...was gravely ill with a brain tumor.
“Jenn,” Sylvie said, rising quickly from her chair to take hold of my elbow and lead me toward the bed. “This is Riley James.”
The woman regarded me with a mixture of unease and relief. Neither of us said a word while I took in the features of her face, no longer concealed behind an oxygen mask. She looked to be about thirty—younger than I imagined—and had long brown hair and melancholy eyes.
“Please sit down,” she said, gesturing to the chair beside the bed.MoreLess
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