I slept with my hand in mine.
I learned to change gauze with a delicacy I never wanted to learn.
Ethan learned to stand still while she screamed, not for lack of love, but because sometimes loving is not making the pain worse by trying to fix it too quickly.
Mark ended up giving a full statement.
He said Vanessa had reacted with fury when Lily touched the toy.
He said the coffee was hot.
He said Robert and Diane shouted that we left before asking about the girl.
He also said he was afraid of his family.
I didn’t forgive him for that.
I understood the fear, but I didn’t absolve it.
The fear of an adult cannot afford to a child.
Vanessa, of course, changed the story three times.
First he said Lily pulled the cup.
Then she said that she just moved her and the liquid splashed.
