After 13 Days in the NICU, I Took My Newborn Daughter to Meet Grandpa—One Look at Her Eyes Made Him Whisper, “This Can’t Be Possible”

My mother had wanted distance.

Not permanent erasure.

I kept reading.

If Caleb ever reaches out when he is grown, use your judgment. He is a child now and has suffered under William too. Do not punish him for his father.

I started crying.

Quietly.

Nora slept.

The whole room felt crowded with people who were dead or absent.