I loved my Mama. I know she did the best she could. But she was wrong to leave my brother here.

I lied to the household in the Turrets about my mother’s absence and took over her laundry job.

I loved my Mama. I know she did the best she could. But she was wrong to leave my brother here.

Eleanora loved the ossuary best as evening fell.

Only elders were permitted to watch the ceremony, but that year, when I was almost eleven, Maura and I spied on them.