My Mother-in-Law Saw My Newborn Daughter’s Arm and Went Pale—Then She Told Us We Couldn’t Keep Her

My mother’s name had been Margaret.

She died when I was twelve.

PART 3 — WHAT BEATRICE BELIEVED

“No.”

I said it before Beatrice continued.

“No.”

“Elena—”

“My mother was Margaret Lawson.”

“I know.”

“How?”