Chapter 14 - HELENA’S FIRST APOLOGY
Helena wrote.
No car.
No ledger defense.
No “family standards.”
She said:
I knew you did not damage the car.
Good.
Then:
I used you because I wanted adults to believe my rule was fair.
Good.
Then:
Threatening food was cruel.
Good.
Then:
You do not owe me work, money, or forgiveness.
Best line.
Leo was four by then.
The therapist read a simplified version.
He asked:
“Car aunt?”
“Yes.”
“Her car gone?”
“The estate gave her a different arrangement. She drives her own car now.”
He thought.
“Can key swim?”
I laughed.
May you like
“Apparently.”
That was what he remembered.
