And I tell him that when the judge asked him what he wanted, the first time, he lied to protect his mother’s house, and the second time, he told the truth to protect his mother, and that those are the only two kinds of brave there are, and he did both before he was nine.
Bernard says it’s the first time he’s ever drafted a trust with a reading list.
I say it’s the first time anyone in that family has left the right thing to the right person.
He doesn’t argue.
He just adds the envelopes to the folder, one a month, and locks the drawer.
Last Saturday, we went to Dulles.
Not to say goodbye to anyone.
To fly to Boston, for three days, to see the aquarium, because Eli read a book about octopuses from the library on a Wednesday and wanted to meet one.
We stood in the security line with one suitcase between us.
