After I made the distinction between something going wrong and being someone who is wrong.”

Hannah considered that as though turning an unfamiliar object over in her hands.

Sophie appeared at the elevator with her rabbit-shaped keychain dangling from one finger.

“Mommy, are we going to find a place for Bluebird too?”

“We’ll keep working on it,” Hannah said.

Nathaniel noticed she did not say everything would be easy.

He respected her for that, and hoped he could be as honest about the uncertainty ahead.

PART 8
A Memory of Caroline