“Adam takes me places,” he says. “He takes me to the pool all the time. And the beach and the cinema. And when we go, he never acts like he doesn’t want to be there. You’ve been to every one of my birthday parties and Frank goes to all my football games, even when it’s raining. Bridget helped me finish painting my room when Mam had to go work and Nush taught me how to pick a lock. And—” “What do you mean, Nush taught you how to pick a lock?”

