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CARLY
“SO YOU DON’T know exactly what you’re walking into?” my friend
Christina asked.
A deer wandered through the trees in the distance. You’re definitely not in
L.A. anymore, Carly. It hit me for the first time that there could be bears here.
New Hampshire was rural. I shivered.
“I’ve only met Scottie a few times,” I said, shifting the phone to my other
ear. “He seemed really sweet. I’m certain taking care of him will be a
challenge, though. I won’t know what the heck I’m doing. I’ve never taken
care of anyone in my life, let alone a grown man.”
My fiancé, Brad, would’ve been the one looking after his younger brother
himself if he could have. But because he was no longer here, I felt it was my
responsibility. Scottie was twenty-three and had severe autism. He was
nonverbal and, in many ways, childlike. Brad’s father, Wayne, had been
Scottie’s sole caretaker until he’d passed away after a heart attack last month.
And my beloved Brad had died two years ago in a car accident. For the past
few weeks, Scottie had been in the temporary care of Wayne’s sister,
Lorraine, who’d made it clear she wanted nothing to do with looking after
Scottie long term.
Christina sighed. “Are you sure about this? It’s a huge responsibility.”
“It’s what Brad would’ve wanted. There’s no way he would’ve approved
of his crazy aunt Lorraine taking care of Scottie. His dad was Scottie’s
guardian. Since Lorraine is Wayne’s next of kin, everyone assumed she’d
take on the responsibility. But she’s not the right person, and she isn’t
interested. Wayne probably wasn’t too worried—he wasn’t even sixty. So
there was no plan B besides Lorraine. The first thing she did when I called to
check on things was ask if I could come help. She’s planning to sleep back at
her own house starting tonight, which means I’ll be alone with Scottie.” I
looked over at the house. “Anyway, I have to go. I’ve been parked in front of
the house for two minutes already and need to get inside.”
“Okay, well, if you need anything, let me know. I can order stuff and
have it shipped to you.”
“Thank you. I appreciate that, Christina. But I didn’t go to Mars, just New
Hampshire.” I laughed. “It’s only temporary, right? Until I can get him into a
group home.” Staring off into the adjacent woods, I muttered, “I’ll talk to you
soon.”
“Good luck, Carly.”
From the limited research I’d done thus far, I knew the waiting list to get
into a supervised adult home could be long, so temporary might actually
mean years, for all I knew; though I certainly hoped it would be sooner than
that.
Exiting my car, I walked over to the front of the small house. I took a
deep breath as I readied myself to knock. The wooden log cabin was modest,
to say the least. Brad had grown up here in
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