I deleted the reminder.
Then I closed the laptop.
Maya held up two markers.
“Purple sky or orange sky?”
“Your choice.”
She studied them with the seriousness the decision deserved.
“Both.”
I moved closer so she could spread the drawing between us.
I had not gone to the party. I had not cleared the tables. I had paid my final commitments and ended the financial arrangement that had kept me hoping I could purchase a place in my own family.
My parents and sister would decide what to do with the boundaries I had set.
For once, I did not have to decide for them.
“Stay until I finish?” Maya asked.
I picked up a marker.
“Yes.”
