“I don’t know.” Simon and Joses turn to us and wait for us to catch up. They’re both really white. Joses’s eyes are big as plates. They walk on the other side of Dad. Joshua is beside Jude and behind half a step. We’re all walking really close to Dad. “So those men just stand there tied to the beam until they die?” “Yes.” “Why do they do that?” “Because that’s what the Romans do to criminals.” “Why?” “Because they’re Romans.”

