Fallout (Crank 3)

I HAVE MANAGED

To learn a handful

of assorted details

about the jigsaw

puzzle

that is my beginning.

Nothing what you’d

call solid. Bits and

pieces.

I know I was born

in Nevada. Reno,

I’m told. But I

don’t

know if my mother

still lives there.

When I ask, I

always

get the standard

answer: You don’t really

want to try and

connect

with her, do you?

Well, what if I do?

Do they

think if I found her,

I’d love them less?

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

I’m not sure if I want to connect

with her or not. And even if I do,

I have no idea where to start. Not