I DID MEAN WHAT I SAID. But I still need time to process everything, and I won’t have that time until we at least know something about who killed Father Tim.
Still, I can’t help but brood over this as I lay in the bed in the Applegate’s guest room. It's not just that Anna has been willing to make such sacrifices for me, but also that she felt that she had to. Despite popular belief, I am no more comfortable being considered frail than Helen is. Coming across as less needy in the future is something I’m going to have to work on.
After saying Evening Prayer—rather late, it’s almost midnight by the time I finish—I turn the light out and try to get some sleep. It’s been a long day, I have a very long day tomorrow, and 6 a.m. will be here sooner than I think.
But an hour of tossing and turn
