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Jo’s Day
Excerpts from A Light in the Tunnel: Chapter 4
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It was nearing the end of April and Daniel was driving home following yet another satisfying day guiding young minds. It was a beautiful early-spring afternoon — one that can naturally fill the body with an appreciation for the heat of the sun and the color green.
Daniel knew that this feeling could only be reached after having recently experienced the coldness of winter and the harshness of tragedy. Today is Thursday — Jo’s day, he thought. As he drove through the familiar roads of his neighborhood, he let out a deep breath. The stillness at the end of the exhale gave his body some clarity as he turned onto his street.
This was their Thursday ritual, and Jo was the one who had decided upon it.
Daniel called to mind Jo firmly directing her family:
“We run to the Plainsboro Reserve, rest for ten minutes at the fountain, then circle the water before running back home. We start immediately when the last person gets home on Thursdays. That’s it!”
The corners of Daniel’s mouth turned up as he pictured his little girl sitting on a kitchen chair, hands interlaced…
