Chapter 25 - THE TWO GRANDMAS PROBLEM
Emily eventually met Frank again.
She was ten.
Therapeutic setting.
He said:
“I’m your grandfather.”
Emily frowned.
“You’re Frank.”
He swallowed.
“Yes.”
“You can be Frank first.”
I almost laughed when Claire told me.
Titles had become something Emily refused to distribute automatically.
Good.
Frank apologized.
Not:
I was protecting your mother.
Not:
I made a mistake.
He said:
“I kept letters meant for you because I wanted control over what happened. Later, I also did it because money and my business were involved.”
Emily asked:
“Did you think I was bad?”
“No.”
“Did you think my parents were bad?”
“No.”
“Then why didn’t you let us decide?”
Frank cried.
“I thought I knew better.”
Emily looked at the therapist.
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“Adults say that a lot.”
Correct.
