“I’ll be back in an hour.” “But I want you to stay. I need you to stay…” I couldn’t stay even if I wanted to, not when I was so angry I could tear down his house with my bare hands. “I have to, sweetheart.” “I almost died—” “And I’m going to kill the assholes who are responsible for that.” She finally understood and didn’t ask again. “Turn on the news when you’re done in the shower.” “Why?” “Because I want you to see what I did to them.”

