The Lawn Worker Heard Crying in My Basement and I Knew Something Was Wrong

you owe anyone. It’s something you give when, and if, you’re ready. You don’t have to decide today. You don’t have to decide ever.”

She leaned her head against my shoulder.

“Thanks, Dad.”

Later I stood at the window while she slept, looking out at the skyline. I thought about the things I had missed and the things I had explained away, the sounds in the continue reading …