Hugo (Olive Township #2)

19. Mallory

Chapter 19

Mallory

I'd grown quiet at the end of our drive.

Hugo was happy. Buoyant, even. What he did today was big. Something he never thought he'd get the chance to do. His relief was palpable and he was chatty, and although I joined him in that effervescent feeling, it wore off when I realized today's date. I couldn't bear to impart my personal pain on him, nor will I diminish his feeling by telling him tomorrow would've been Maggie's 26th birthday.