The place looks so comfortable. Gay sex All I could do was stand beside him. It is so bright it hurts.I imagine going and getting him and bringing him back here to the safety of these good men, these beautiful lights, the gentle face of Mary looking at Baby Jesus. I’ll be fine there.”“Is that it? Everything’s okay. I am not the kind of person to let go. Did the world ever seem completely new to you? I don’t think. That it was there because it was clear he had been loved so much. I am not philosophical enough to say, well it was not God’s will for me to come back with him. If he is gone, if he is that dead boy in the car, then I’m dead too. All of this was my fault.”“What were you doing out on the road anyway? The car can be ready a few days after Christmas. I just thought of myself as someone who didn’t belong.”“Well, maybe you belong out here.”“Maybe.”“All sorts of things belong out here. All of this was my fault.”“What were you doing out on the road anyway? C. The whole world tells you to be strong, that this too shall pass, that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
