He had a silver watch.

He smiled but Mommy didn’t.”

“What did he say?”

Eli thought carefully.

“He said, ‘If you keep doing this, you won’t get any help.’ Mommy told him to stop talking about my appointments like they were his.”

Lena let a moment pass.

Children’s recollections deserved care, not leading questions.

“Is there anything else you remember without me guessing?”