Camilla showed her a drawing of a moon jellyfish, and Chloe pronounced it “almost right.” When the room grew crowded, Chloe took my hand and asked to move.

We did.

Camilla didn’t protest or look wounded.

She just followed at a comfortable distance.

At lunch, Chloe asked whether Camilla was the lady in the hospital photograph.

I answered yes.

She asked if Camilla had been there when she was a tiny baby.

Camilla swallowed and said, “I was with you when you were born, and I wanted to stay with you.