When people went on vacation, they shed their home skins, thought they could be a new person.
Aimee FriedmanI couldn't think. The basics of my life seemed altered and thrown into question. After all, our families--our ancestors--are our identities. Biology is destiny. I'm not who you think I am, I had said to T.J. the last time I'd seen him. Maybe I wasn't who I'd thought I was either.
Aimee FriedmanCome find me," Leo put in, his gaze full of understanding. "Whenever you want. I'll be here.
Aimee FriedmanMy skin prickled and I looked back at the ocean. None of us ask for the things we inherit; they are thrust upon us, willy-nilly. Like The Marine, I suddenly understood. Mom and I weren't trespassing. This house was ours. This view was ours. And that seemed as absurd and unreal as the stories Sailor Hat had spun for me on the ferry.
Aimee Friedman