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
Pulling out a small box.
He behaved as though the room belonged to him.
Then Douglas appeared in the doorway.
He didn’t look surprised.
He didn’t ask why Aaron was there.
He told him where to search next.
At the time, I knew none of that.
I returned home to find one drawer slightly open.