“I’ve been trying to work up the courage to speak to you all day, but I don’t have the right words,” a familiar voice said, and I turned to see Gibsie sit on the swing next to mine. “So I’m just going to sit here with you, okay?” Help me, I wanted to scream, you’re the only one who can. My voice betrayed me like it had when I was a child. Nothing came out. All I could do was stare at Gibsie’s big, gray eyes and will him to hear the words I couldn’t say out loud.
