The town of Millburrow. Early in 1962. Edgewood Hybrid School is the only school for Hybrids in town.
The entire town, like the rest of the country, treat Hybrids like second class citizens. They have to go to the back of the line in the grocery sto...
Justin woke me up with some coffee. I stood up and got dressed. It took me a bit longer, but I didn't mind. As I was finishing, I saw a photo from my wedding.
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When I first got married to him twenty years ago, I didn't imagine this.
But what did I know back then? Not much; I was just fresh out of college. He was a boy who my parents knew. It was more of a social marriage.
Like most weddings, it was just a display of wealth we didn't have. Although I did enjoy the cake, i have a pretty big sweet tooth. Jackson gets it from me. To be honest......it took me a year of my marriage for me to actually love Justin. But, I realized that, sometimes being forced to do something. Can bring cheer to a life you didn't know you wanted.
I stood up and got my things. I need to get to work early. "Jessie?" Justin said to me, "Henrys no going to school today; he's having severe pain in his lower back. Do you know the school's number?"
"555-238-7649," I told him. I called the school a few times when the kids got sick of they couldn't go.
"Okay, i'll make the call," Justin said. When he did.
"I'll be taking the car," I said, walking upstairs. I need to check on Henry.
I opened his bedroom door. Henry was sleeping on his side. A dark mug on the beside table. I smiled. Henry is so peaceful when he's asleep. He was always a quiet one. When he was a baby he barely cried. It was a concern for Justin and me. When Joey was a baby, he cried whenever one of us left the room. But with Henry, he just sat there. Staring at us. It was very creepy.
I closed the door and went downstairs. I got in the car and started it. Justin isn't going anywhere today, so he doesn't need it. I buckled up
Before I pulled out, I adjusted the rear mirror and I saw......
A MAN IN THE BACKSEAT! I yelped and looked behind me. He wasn't there. I took a few deep breaths; when I did, there was a knock on the driver side window. I jumped a tiny bit. Oh, it's just Bryan. I rolled down the window. So I could talk to him. "Hey Jess," He said. "Is Justin home? I came to give him his check." "Check? For what?" I asked. "His investment, I paid it back to him. Tenfold or whatever people say." "Uh, yeah, he's inside," I said. He nodded, and I rolled the window up as he walked inside.
I drove to the Harrisons and parked in the street.
I walked inside with the key Lawrence gave me. "Dont you think you're deciding the gender a little early?" Lawrence asked. He was in a different room. I followed the voice of him and Dorothy. "But you always say that it's never too early," Dorothy explained, "i just want to be ready for kids."
When I walked into a room that wasn't being used.
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