cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

I said. “You are not bad. You were allowed to say no. You were allowed to protect your own things. An adult hurt you. That is not your fault.”

She seemed to absorb that, but the medication pulled her under again before she could answer.

My parents came on the second hospital day.

They stayed fifteen minutes.

My mother brought flowers in a glass vase that continue reading …