“Yes,” Piglet said. “He knows what he’s doing, doesn’t he?” Toni said as she sat down at her computer. “Yes,” Piglet said again.

What do you want to do now?

She would be a treasured, indispensable part of their family.

As she drove, she felt like an animal, camouflaged, hiding in plain sight.

her anger ahead of her speech.

I didn’t think we’d be here.

She knew that truths, once spoken, had the power to return her to them.

But her eyes were still watering, and the only way she could think to stop them was to eat until her stomach felt like it was made of stone, until she was so full, she couldn’t feel anything else.

I didn’t think we’d be here.