Frozen Heart, New Start

my bones as I lay on the concrete floor of my unheated garage,

, Leo, to go to some fancy private school. She didn' t even seem sad when she found my bod

the morning sun warm on my face. My phone was ringing on the nightstand

ered t

It' s Mr.

The man who saw something

"But that automotive engineering program in California, the one sponsored by We

stay in our small Ohio town, work at the garage, and support her whil

this

I said, my voic

end of the line. "Really? Just

remembered the annoyance on her face as she looked at my frozen corps

n' t a marriage, M

a slow smile in his voice. "Good for

of calm. The past was a nightmare,

y, followed by Mark and his son, Leo. They were coming back from a day at the amusement par

could get anything he wanted, p

nd cheese. The kind wi

looked

her voice a sharp whisper. "What' s wrong wit

ng water. She moved with a practiced ease, a loving smile on her face as she chatted with Mark. She made the

torn me apart. I would have fel

, hard resolve. I was already go