My name is Kristen, and at twenty-six, I’m caught between my mother’s anxieties and my desperate hope for love. Living with her in a cozy Chicago apartment since my parents’ divorce, my life is colored by her fears and my longing for more. This is the story of one tumultuous summer where everything I believed about family, trust, and myself was tested.
I raised my son alone after his father left us when he was just a baby. We lived together in my small two-bedroom apartment. Jason never lacked anything, and he always promised me that he would make my life easier when he grew up. He eventually got married and helped me financially, even though he never told his wife. But now, my life has taken a turn for the worse
He only started paying attention after the divorce. Now he wants to connect with us and wonders why we communicate like strangers, even though it’s his own doing.
