ONE YEAR LATER
LUCAS JONES
Stopping the car in front of Gina and Caleb’s apartment, I noticed Anthony and Gina waiting outside on the stairs.
I step out of the car and wave my hand. Anthony instantly screams in excitement and comes running to me. I catch him in my arms and hug him, kissing him on his cheek. Gina comes by with his backpack and smiles, but not as how she smiles every day.
Her smile is dead, to be honest. She does not look as bubbly as she always is.
“Hi, Lucas,”
“Is everything alright, Gina?” I ask. “Why are you guys sitting here?”
It is even weird to find them here because I always walk up to their apartment and find my son there, but why does today have to be a different story?
“Yeah, why wouldn’t it be?” Usually, when someone asks that after being asked if
