offered to help with the deposit.
Dad refused his refusal.
“This is help,” he told him. “Not control. Learn the difference.”
Derek accepted.
I stayed in Carmona longer than planned.
My office could tolerate remote work for a while.
More importantly, I did not want to leave before I understood what had actually happened to my family.
One evening, Veronica and I sat on the back steps.
She surprised me by bringing up the sentence I had heard through the window.
“We’re in charge now.”
“You heard that, didn’t you?”
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