"We'll see if we can find out who helped Sarah's yard. Sarah? Come with me?" Ms. Hansen held her hand out to Sarah.
Sarah glanced at me then took it, and they drifted off.
Mrs. Rios looked from Tram to me with a smile. "I'm proud to know such warriors." She smiled and followed Sarah and Ms. Hansen.
My gaze swept toward Callum, but night swallowed him. "My mom. I need to check on her."
Tram wrapped an arm around me, hugging me close, but it did nothing for the chill sweeping through my bones. Under our feet, the rocks shifted and crunched together as we wound our way up the path. A comfortable, normal sound that belonged in a graveyard.
We stopped in front of Mom's grave. Her blanket of earth was tucked around her in a tight burrito, just like how she used to tuck Darby and me into bed. I crumbled to the ground and stared at her picture in the headstone.
Mom, where do I begin?
I smoothed the fresh footprints over her grave like they were wrinkles in a blanket.