Chapter 17 - MIRIAM APOLOGIZES TO ELI
Miriam waited until Eli was seven.
Not because I demanded delay.
Therapist recommendation.
Then she asked permission to write.
The letter said:
I told Conrad that the south lawn belonged more to his family than to yours. I was wrong.
Then:
I treated you crossing the lawn as if you were doing something bad. You were not.
Then:
I defended fear when Conrad frightened you. That was wrong too.
Good.
No long story about Paolo.
No emotional burden placed on a child.
Eli read it.
Then asked:
“Is she old?”
“Yes.”
“Very?”
“Be respectful.”
He smiled.
Then wrote:
THE BALL WAS MINE.
Capital letters.
Miriam received it.
May you like
Apparently laughed for ten minutes.
Good.
