Before he told me I could stop carrying every burden myself.

I reached for the edge of the bed.

The room seemed unsteady.

Then I heard Eleanor say something that made my chest tighten.

“She’ll want someone to help her. Just make her feel safe.”

I stopped the recording.

For several minutes, I couldn’t move.

Oliver hadn’t found me by accident.

Eleanor had identified me.

A woman with three children.