When I Was Four, My Mother Left Me Alone in a Church—Twenty Years Later She Returned Crying, “We Need You”
No decoration.
No request for gratitude because Florence turned out wonderful.
That was another thing I refused.
Sometimes people told my mother:
“At least Nora ended up with Florence.”
As if outcome reduces wrongdoing.
No.
My parents did not know Florence would find me.
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