She looked around for Ali, didn’t hug her, but got right in front of her and stared into her eyes as though she were searching for something. Then she leaned in and put her forehead against Ali’s. “Your mother was the best person I ever knew,” she said. “She saved my life. I don’t know where I would be now if it wasn’t for her. I will be there for you. All of you. You and the boys and your father. That’s what she would want me to do. Don’t you worry. Don’t you worry.”
