She Took Me to the Hallway to Explain My “Place”

public performance.”

“The gift?”

“The speech.”

Her jaw tightened. “The implication.”

I folded my arms inside my wrap.

“You took me into a hallway to explain my place in the family.”

“I was trying to protect this family from vulgarity.”

“And I was trying to fund a hospital.”

James made a sound under his breath. Not quite a laugh.

Eleanor ignored him.

“You made continue reading …