Out of the Woods

by Hannah Bonam-Young

Is divorce shameful if you choose to give up your life and join a nunnery? No one could judge Caleb for being left for another man if that man was Christ, right?

“It’s my feet and your pits,” I say, giggling. “Our smells melding together, as one,” I add dramatically as I put my hands up in the air, interlocking my fingers. “Just like we will be after this.”

You know times are tough when one of the other members in group therapy decides you should take precedent.

“If you want your mom here, then tell her to come.” “No, it’s not that. Obviously, Mom shouldn’t be here, she’s like an emotional bull in a china shop. But she may annoy Caleb enough that he wakes up.”