My Neighbor Knocked in the Rain and Told Me to Take My Granddaughter Across the Street—From His Window, I Watched My Own Son Enter My House
She looked suspicious.
Children know when adults are inventing cheerful names for serious things.
“Is something wrong?”
“We’re being careful.”
That was true.
I did not need to give an eight-year-old the rest.
We crossed through the side yard.
Rain hammered my shoulders.