Chanel broke the news to the children on a bench in Fort Greene Park. “Take care of each other,” she instructed her firstborn child. Dasani was silent. She did not know the details: the fact that her mother had relapsed or that ACS was now watching Supreme; that with one more mistake, the family could be dismantled; and that on top of everything, Chanel was pregnant again. All Dasani could hear was that her mother was leaving. Her parting words echoed for days: Take care of each other.
