Wide Open by Janyre Tromp
This short story starts when Lily is taking care of grandpa in his house. Lily and her twin brother Leo had lived next door.
Leo and the next door neighbor Oscar had gone off to fight in the Vietnam War. Leo did not make it back and Oscar has PTSD and tells her one night with a knife to her that he killed Leo.
He is having an episode and she takes off into the snowbound country wearing snowshoes which she has no clue how to walk in. Oscar's grandfather has seen better days and he entrusted his knife to him.
Oscar heads out after her and finds her frozen and with a bad twist of her leg. They are able to talk and mend things between them all.
Epilogue is then two years later, quite a different ending that what I would have imagined. Like the tale of how this book came about. Note from the author at the end and discussion of abuse and to seek help.
Received this copy from the author when I signed up for her newsletter and this is my honest opinion.
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