“I thought she wanted to send gifts or help.

She told me you were forgetful.”

I remembered Sandra offering to drive me to scans, then canceling at the last minute.

I remembered how she asked whether I’d made a will, supposedly because new parents should be practical.

Evelyn did not dramatize the discovery.

She labeled the notebook, documented where it came from, and asked Priya whether Kendall could provide a written account of the circumstances.

Afterward Kendall found me in the hallway.