Je détestais cette partie de moi qui en avait envie.
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Mom was already there when I came in. She got up as soon as she saw me. The tears came to his eyes, as expected.
“Olivia. Oh, my God, look at you. »
I sat down and crossed my hands on my knees. “You have twenty minutes. »
Mom searched her purse and took out a refreshed photo. It was me at six, sitting on a swing.
“I took it everywhere with me,” she murmured. “I know I have no right to say that. But I couldn’t get rid of it. »
I didn’t know if I should believe her.
My father said almost nothing.
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I hated that part of me that wanted to believe it.
“I thought of you every day,” she murmured. “Before, you lined up your stuffed animals on the stairs. You remember? A whole parade. »
