Benjamin hiding frogs in his bedroom.

Rachel sleeping with the hallway light on.

The twins confusing everyone by switching shirts.

He had preserved them at the ages he last knew them.

That was both beautiful and unbearable.

Marcus refused to read.

“I’m going outside.”

Nobody stopped him.

PART 7 — TEN CHILDREN, TEN REACTIONS

The strangest thing about family is that people can survive the same event and remember completely different childhoods.