She’s yours. I can’t do this.
He picked me up and never put me down again.
The next morning was his graduation. Most people would’ve missed it. Most people would’ve panicked, called the police, maybe turned the baby over to social services, and said, « This isn’t my problem. »
My dad wrapped me tighter in the blanket, grabbed his cap and gown, and walked into that graduation carrying both of us.
That was when the picture got taken.
Most people would’ve missed it.