Please." I picked up your brat and can't get rid of him. I was about to call the authorities. He would get out of my hair but you would be sent to jai... for abandonment." No, I didn't do that. He runs away all the time." Whatever, I really don't care. I can get rid of him permanently without the authorities giving me a hassle because I am so young myself. I brought a legal paper here for you to sign. If you do then I can get the kid sent away. If you don't sign then I get in some trouble for. Okay, lithium, potassium, sodium…unnnghhh..’ She slumped forward, her head collapsing on the table. ‘What is happening…why do I feel so..sleepy..’ ‘Sleep, Miss,’ I said sweetly. ‘You must be tired, teaching so many students. Sleep. We will take a break today.’ ‘No, studies are important..’ But before she could complete the sentence, her eyes closed and she fell sideways on her chair like a drooling idiot. I moved my chair a little closer and touched her black hair. She stirred slightly at my. "I know he's gone. But he won't really die until I do." Then Karen had to hold her while she cried again. For just as long. These were her Hard Things. That day was the hardest day of my life. Sitting there and not being able to hold her. Or even pretend to hold her while she listened to me talk to her on the phone. "Hope honey, Don loves you now, just like Chris did." Don's trying to love me. Chris still does." Hope had forgotten that I was even in the room or it would have. "I know you won't, Bobby." One more thing, how come you're just bringing this up now, two months later?" Barbara and I wanted to wait and see if your relationship with our daughter was going to suffer because of what she told you. We watched you and it seems you guys are still the same, but I saw that you were kind of nervous anyway. So the three of us decided I should be the one to tell you that it's okay." I understand. Thanks for talking to me. I was nervous because, uh, I don't know how to.