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Chapter 24 - THE LETTER FROM PRISONLinda wrote to Noah.
I opened it first.
Court-approved.
She apologized.
Sort of.
I believed discipline made children strong.
I stopped reading.
No.
That wasn't accountability.
That was explanation disguised as remorse.
Ryan agreed.
We didn't give Noah the letter.
Not yet.
Then a second arrived months later.
Different.
I hurt you. I frightened you. There is no excuse. You did nothing to deserve it.
I read that one to his therapist.
Eventually Noah chose to read it.
“Do I have to forgive her?”
“No.”
“Can I?”
“Yes.”
“Do you?”
“No.”
He nodded.
“Okay.”
He put the letter away.
His choice.
May you like
Not mine.
That mattered.
