At 3 A.M., My Brother Dragged Me Out of My Bedroom While Dad Laughed—He Had No Idea What the Smoke Detector Had Recorded
Aaron would smile.
Douglas would become impatient.
Elaine would ask everyone to calm down.
Then I would apologize so the evening could continue.
It wasn’t one enormous incident that made me distrust myself.
It was hundreds of small ones.
An item moved from my desk.
A drawer left slightly open.