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
She looked down.
“Because your father always had an explanation ready.”
I couldn’t speak.
Elaine continued.
“Whenever I brought up something involving Aaron, Douglas said you exaggerated ordinary disagreements.
I wanted to believe him.”
I looked toward the hallway.
“Did you?”
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