“Sometimes people will do things they don’t want to do.” “Why?” I rasp. I feel her shrug. “Could be for a number of reasons. Fear. Shame… Denial. Or maybe to protect someone else.” Her throat bobs with a swallow that I feel near my cheek. “The world can be an ugly, scary place, my sweet, Sunshine Boy. So you’ll have to be brave, okay? Brave and strong.”
