We did it that way deliberately in 2023, at the counter, and the reason we did it that way is that I wanted my twenty-year-old to own one thing outright, and I remember being quite pleased with myself about it, and it is the single best decision I have ever made and I made it for the wrong reason.

Patricia had been asking her for the title since the third week of August.

Not asking.

Daniela used the word asking and then corrected herself about four minutes later, which is a thing I have since learned from a therapist is extremely characteristic.

She had been told that the car was going to waste on her.

That it was costing the family money.

That I had authorised the sale before I left for Albuquerque.