My Son Walked Across the Graduation Stage Wearing a Bright Red Dress While Hundreds of People Laughed. I Was the Only Person in the Auditorium Who Knew Why.

They did not need me to narrate.

I put the kettle on again, because that is what I know how to do when a family starts telling the truth.

Caleb sat.

He asked to hold the locket.

Julian let him.

Caleb opened it, saw Lily in the red dress, and made a sound I had not heard since the hospice corridor.