ORPHAN Afterthoughts

Esther and Her Paradox ― "Who was Jessica?" Esther lovingly asks Kate, one lazy afternoon."And why does Max talk about her all the time?" Kate,caught off guard, balks at the unassuming query, and then finally decides to spill details surrounding it."She was my undelivered baby.Sad to say I had a miscarriage.So the doctor had to get rid of her..." Kate recalls in a half-melancholy and half-stressful way."But I believe she's in heaven now." Esther, unsatisfied,digs for[...]