She was probably already driving back to New Jersey. She was in a warm car. She could stop at a restaurant and order anything she wanted for supper, like a double cheeseburger and french fries. Josh called to his grandmother. Seal Island is four miles out to sea, Simon yelled back.
Mom says it takes thirty minutes to get there.
His grandmother cupped her hand over her eyes. Josh noticed that she had green paint underneath her fingernails. Her wide, square face looked like his mom's face but with more lines around her eyes and mouth. Her saggy skin was as wrinkled as tissue paper. Josh saw raindrops smacking the water.