I Had Barely Finished Holding My Son’s Newborn Baby When a Nurse Pulled Me Aside and Whispered, “That Isn’t the Child He Left With”
Lily and Leo.
Important.
His siblings had been people.
Not plants.
The flowers were just a place adults had chosen to remember.
Small distinction.
Meaningful.
PART 56 — HE WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING US HAPPY
When Oliver became funny, everyone laughed.
When he became difficult, everyone got frustrated.
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