A Safe Child Makes Noise
“I thought maybe she was right.
But Rhys stopped talking, and I shook him and he wouldn’t wake up, and I asked her to call for help and she said I was being dramatic — like you.” She looked up.
“Did I do the right thing?”
I pulled her into me.
“You saved Rhys’s life.
That’s the bravest thing a person can do.” She was quiet a long time.