“What are your Purim plans?” Mommy was finally taking initiative in this conversation, but of course she had to bring up something I don’t want to talk about. Not with her, at least
How could Rina do this to her? How could she? After all Gabriella had done for her film, all the times she’d bit her tongue and gone along with Rina’s ridiculous ideas
Kivi cleared his throat, and when no one realized, he said, “I just want to say something, if that’s okay, no major speeches or anything”
If her documentary spurred Rina to make more of an effort to get to know her daughter, well, wasn’t that a good thing?
I didn’t know what else to say. Poor Asher! How would I feel if I was suddenly cut off from Yoel and Yom Tov and Tulli and all my friends?
I dialed Ari, but I was too late, I knew, and I felt a pit in my stomach. I should’ve at least told him I was hiring Linda before I did it




















