“You didn’t make me afraid of being alone, sir. My mother did that. My ex-husband. My whole damn life. You didn’t. This is a different world. People don’t risk themselves for others. They just don’t. But you did, no matter how begrudging you were at first. Over and over again, you did it for me and all these people. You kept me safe. You came after me. Do you know how—” I
