“She never thought Chloe played fair.”

Kenneth took the case and read the words, smiling through tears.

Then he sat down on the edge of the empty visitor chair and put his face in his hands.

I had watched him comfort Hannah through nights when neither of us could help.

I had watched him navigate insurance calls and take out trash and keep the car running.

I had sometimes resented that he could keep functioning when I wanted the world to stop.