‘I am a father,’ said Joseph. ‘No,’ said Mrs Stroud, ‘you signed away—’ ‘I’m Jupiter’s father,’ said Joseph. ‘I will always be Jupiter’s father.’ After that, he wouldn’t talk with Mrs Stroud. He wouldn’t talk with anyone. He lived at Stone Mountain for a month. He wouldn’t talk to anyone. Not even when he got beat up. Not the first time, not the second time, not the third time. Not even when they held him down and …
