Mrs.

Alvarez shook her head.

“Not without asking the families.

Many of them come here to escape hospitals and memorials for a few hours.”

It was a good correction.

For days I had been thinking about what would honor Chloe in my eyes, rather than what would serve the people who needed the place.

We organized a listening evening with parents, caregivers, and volunteers.

One father asked for later opening hours.