Marybeth
I should have known this was coming. Children noticed everything. Adults spent years convincing themselves otherwise. We assumed children missed the important details because they were distracted by cartoons, snacks, and whatever strange game had captured their attention that week.
The truth was far more inconvenient. Children noticed everything. They simply didn't always understand what they were seeing. Until one day they did. And lately, Eli was beginning to understand far too much.
I realized it the moment he walked through the front door. He had spent the afternoon at Blackridge. Again. The visits had become increasingly common. Partly because Rowan made time for him. Partly because Eli wanted to go.
And partly because neither of them seemed capable of staying away fro
