Abscond: A Short Story

Fate challenges a boy to find his place in the world in a powerful short story from Abraham Verghese the New York Times bestselling author of The Covenant of Water . It’s a New Jersey summer in 1967 and thirteen-year-old Ravi Ramanathan has the makings of a tennis prodigy. His surgeon father encourages his ambition while his mother dreams of their only child following his father’s path. Surrounded by his parents’ love Ravi chafes a bit at their daily routines and little traditions. Then one unexpected day everything changes. Realizing how much he took for granted Ravi must grow up overnight and find a new role in the life of his family.