Hannah swung her legs against the cabinet, just like she used to.
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“She said she’s going to try,” she said. “She said she wants to start small. Phone calls. Maybe a
visit at Christmas. No big gestures. She said somebody told her that being a mom is about showing up when nobody’s taking pictures.”
I turned around so she wouldn’t see my face.
“Sounds like good advice,” I said.
“Sounds like you,” Hannah said.
Crystal has kept her word so far. That’s more than I expected, I’ll be honest. She calls Hannah
once a week, every Sunday night. She came for three days at Christmas and stayed in a hotel and brought presents that were thoughtful instead of expensive. She sat at our dinner table, and she was polite to me, and once she even helped me with the dishes.
