After Five Years In Saudi Arabia I Came Home To Find My Wife And Son Hungry Behind The Mansion

and around her neck was a necklace I recognized immediately. Small gold leaves. Blue sapphire center. I had sent that necklace to Maya on our anniversary two years earlier.

My mother was wearing it in my house while music shook the glass.

Something in me went very still.

I paid the driver, thanked him, and stood on the sidewalk until his taillights disappeared.continue reading …