Because strange behavior did not automatically erase everything that came before it.
Because I had watched my mother interpret every silence as abandonment for twenty-four years, and I did not want fear choosing for me.
“I need to know what’s happening before I do anything because I’m angry.”
Evelyn looked hurt.
“That’s not fair.”
“I didn’t say you were wrong about Dad.”
“Then what are you saying?”
“I’m saying Nolan is Nolan.”
She became quiet.
