Maybe “why” is not the question to ask about Madison’s death. Or whether she deliberately chose this at all; that is, other than in the very moment she started climbing the stairs. A definitive story is needed for those of us left behind, so we can feel better. Amid chaos, order and understanding feel paramount. We feel we must find a reason for why she jumped—a reason that makes sense to a healthy mind. But there is no one thing. There are rivers that merge and create a powerful current. And we can’t fully know why they all merged, right then, right there, around Maddy. Still, we can try to
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