I agreed.

Eleanor replied with a handwritten apology.

It finally mentioned Maya, the missed care, the removed food, and Liam’s needs.

It did not undo the harm, and we had no way of knowing how fully she understood it.

But for the first time, the letter was about what she’d done rather than what she’d lost.

Maya read it once, folded it carefully, and put it away.

“I don’t want to see her,” she said.