All my cousins dealt with it in their own way. Krude withdrew into himself for a while, only opening up to Madea. Exodus became the boss of everything, having to know everyone’s moves at all times. Judge kept his head buried in a book. Mercy spent all her time on the basketball court. Psalms grew her flowers and plants. Corinthians learned to cut hair to keep busy. And I tried my hardest to cling to my parents. It wasn’t until two years later that I found out they’d turned to drugs to cope.
