Nobody got in trouble.

I liked it.” I closed the note without adding a thing.

There was nothing in it to fix.

PART 12

When the prosecutor phoned to talk about Dwight’s proposed plea deal, I was at the grocery store picking up milk.

I ducked into the emptiest aisle I could find and listened as she explained what the deal would mean.

It would spare Finn a trial, carry a significant prison sentence, and create an official record of the abuse.

It wouldn’t erase every memory or promise that Finn would never have another bad dream.