My Parents Chose a Birthday Dinner Over My Family’s Funeral—Then They Asked for Thirty Percent of the $18.7 Million Settlement

She took my hands.

“I’m not going anywhere, Claire.”

We returned to the waiting room together.

Sarah brought another cup of water, and this time I drank.

The staff explained what needed to happen that evening and what could wait.

Contacts.

Belongings.

The next arrangements for Ethan, Lily, and Noah.