No one told her that being awake meant she could go home to resume managing three children alone.

The note was placed with the information relevant to her care.

Clara looked at a copy later.

She remembered writing parts of it.

Other lines seemed unfamiliar in the way something written while frightened and unwell could seem unfamiliar afterward.

“I thought if somebody came in, they would need to know,” she said.

The support worker listened.

“Who did you expect?”