Micah was fastened against a padded support post while blindfolded Caleb was handed a lightweight party bat.
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Chapter 14
Caleb finally asked about the letter at five.
He remembered more than I expected.
“She said Micah tiger.”
“Yes.”
“She lied.”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
Same question.
Same answer in simpler words.
“She wanted to split you and Micah up.”
Caleb looked horrified.
“Why?”
“She thought that would make the family easier for her.”
He frowned.
“We family already.”
Exactly.
I read the letter.
Caleb listened.
Then asked:
“Can she come party?”
“No.”
He shrugged.
Not devastating.
Interesting.
Children move differently than guilty adults imagine.
Brielle had spent two years believing her absence would leave a hole.
It left one.
Smaller than expected.
Because children grow around missing adults.
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That truth can be painful.
Also protective.
