I took a breath, and I told him about the school nurse, earlier that week.

“I told her the brace didn’t hurt me,” I said, and my voice trembled but it held.

“I said it felt totally fine.”

Nana nodded quickly, turning to him as if I had just proven her whole case.

“See how she makes things up?”

“I only said it,” I went on, pointing at her, “because she was standing right behind my chair.