When they found her she was lying face down on a dog park bench. Both her wrist weeping red, her eyes stained with tears, and a thrift store book underneath her head. On the only bookmarked page five words were highlighted,
“Is this all there is?”
The spring Adero Jones died it felt like my heart broke into a thousand little pieces. Even though Adero and I were hardly friends, occasionally we would smile at one another or make eye contact in the halls. Not one word was passed between us in our 12 years of going to the same school. I feel like this silent recognition of one another's existence gave us a title higher than strangers, yet even less than acquaintances. I grew familiar with her presence on the days she was out sick, or maybe just
“Is this all there is?”
The spring Adero Jones died it felt like my heart broke into a thousand little pieces. Even though Adero and I were hardly friends, occasionally we would smile at one another or make eye contact in the halls. Not one word was passed between us in our 12 years of going to the same school. I feel like this silent recognition of one another's existence gave us a title higher than strangers, yet even less than acquaintances. I grew familiar with her presence on the days she was out sick, or maybe just