The Deep End of the Ocean

Authors: Jacquelyn Mitchard

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“Nobody knew where to go. Reese finally flopped on one end of the couch—one of those nubbly orange numbers that show up in places Reese had frequented, public-bucks places, like school social workers’ offices. Tom, now, Reese thought, Tom wouldn’t have put a couch like this one in his garage. He concentrated on watching a spider pick delicately in and out of the canyons of the acoustical tile. The murmur of his parents’ voices blended with the social worker’s drone, until, if he tried, Reese cou...ld pretend he could hear a fly buzzing, running from the spider through miles of tiles.He swung his feet down and stood up.The kid was staring out the window, with his back to Beth and Pat.“…certain adjustments,” said the social worker, looking up, startled, at Reese. His parents were staring at him, Dad looking particularly annoyed, but the social worker was prepared to go right on, apparently even if Reese stood on his head and peed on the floor. “We have a list of agencies, here, and you can choose to access—”“Can I go outside?”MoreLess Read More Read Less