“Hale Co. produces baby products, and whoever believes in this lie will likely boycott us.” He doesn’t say: Because who wants a stroller made by a pedophile? He can’t utter the words. I rest my head on the wood, realizing that he couldn’t tell me at the pool because he couldn’t stomach it. He tried, but it wouldn’t come out. “No one will believe it,” I say under my breath. “I already made a statement. I said it didn’t happen.”
