It was harder than that.

It was a reminder that real people had been harmed.

PART 8: The Room That Should Have Been Hers

After dinner Lucas stood outside the guest room, looking at the television he and Derek had installed on the dresser.

He did not apologize immediately.

I had stopped believing that a few words spoken under pressure would make a meaningful difference.

“We should put her back in here,” he said at last.