What Alice Forgot

by Liane Moriarty

“Just the other day I woke up and felt like I was nineteen. I went into the bathroom and saw an

old lady staring back at me from the mirror and it really startled me. I thought, ‘Who is that dreadful old crone?’”

She wasn’t an especially smiley lady, so when she smiled, it was like receiving a gift.

We sure do live in a seedy, gray, trashy world, Jeremy. It’s possible my mental health is poorly at the moment.

“And why are you being such a cow over the custody?” “Ella, this is not acceptable,” said Nick. “Moo,” said Alice.

I do believe I might have found a new friend, which is a fine and wonderful thing at my age.