Emily’s Reviews > Mockingbird > Status Update

"...I put my head under the sofa cushion where the fabric smells like Dad's sweat and Devon's socks and my popcorn and the cushion feels soft and heavy on my head I push deeper so my shoulders and chest can get under it and there's a weight on me that holds me down and keeps me from floating and falling and floating and falling like a bird." In this desperate moment in Caitlin's life, she refuses to be herself again.