I Let My Father Hear From My Lawyer Before He Heard From Me

“Are Grandma and Grandpa in trouble?”

I was kneeling on the tile folding a towel.

“Yes.”

She poured water over one turtle’s shell.

“Because they were mean?”

“Yes.”

She considered that. Serious little face. Wet bangs stuck to her forehead.

Then she asked, “Do I have to see them if I don’t want to?”

I turned and looked at her.

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