The Year We Disappeared
“One afternoon, a photographer came by after school and wanted us all to stand together out in the yard, so they got Mom and Dad lawn chairs and we stood behind them while they took some pictures. I was excited to see a picture of myself in the paper, but when it came out that weekend, it was a picture of Mom and Dad in the chairs, not one with us in it. “They decided it wasn’t a good idea to show you guys in the paper,” Mom explained, but I was still a little disappointed, especially since I ha...d told Amelia and a couple of other girls at school that I was going to be in the newspaper.
One afternoon, the phone rang while Mom was at school and my brothers were watching TV, so I picked it up. “Is this where John Busby lives?” a man asked.
“Yes,” I told him.
“How’s he doing?”
“He’s doing good,” I said, thinking that the caller was one of Dad’s friends.
“Can he talk yet?”
“No, he can’t, but if you want to talk to him, he can write things down,” I explained.MoreLess
One afternoon, the phone rang while Mom was at school and my brothers were watching TV, so I picked it up. “Is this where John Busby lives?” a man asked.
“Yes,” I told him.
“How’s he doing?”
“He’s doing good,” I said, thinking that the caller was one of Dad’s friends.
“Can he talk yet?”
“No, he can’t, but if you want to talk to him, he can write things down,” I explained.MoreLess
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