07/09/2026
The tracks ran right along the bridge and we were told the ice was never safe there.
It was never safe and we were never on it and the story I am about to not tell you did not happen.
What I will say is that the cottage lights came on about four and the whole river went the color of a bruise, and if you were where you were not supposed to be, you could see them from a long way off.
You went home by the lights and not by the clock.
My mother met me at the door once with a towel and no questions, which is how I know she knew.