Chapter 16 - THE FAVORITE SON

Margaret wrote from prison.
Her first letter accused.
Her second pleaded.
Her third explained.
Eric had been fragile from birth.
He needed more.
Paige was strong.
She could handle less.
This belief had justified everything.
Different gifts.
Different rules.
Different consequences.
Paige answered one letter.
Strength is not permission to take from someone without asking.
Margaret never replied.
Maybe she understood.
May you like
Maybe she did not.
Boundaries no longer depended on understanding.