Daughters
“While Marie had accepted her new role as a member of the Brooks family as normal, Karen was still at the “I can’t believe this is happening to you” stage.
“How can you be so calm about it?” Karen asked her.
“Well, I wasn’t all that calm at Thanksgiving, believe me, but Christmas was different. I think it happened when we were opening presents. All of a sudden, it all felt so, I don’t know, legitimate maybe.”
“The album?”
Marie focused on the album prominently displayed on her coffee table and n...odded.
“Was that a pivotal moment for her, do you think?” Karen asked, referring to Claire.
“I think so, but maybe even more so for me.”
“How so?”
“I spent the whole two weeks at Thanksgiving, and weeks afterward really, trying to read Claire. I mean, there were times I didn’t like her much, and I was sure she totally resented me. But when I opened that album and realized she had been the one who put it together, I knew that was her core. Not any of the negative stuff like I’d feared.”MoreLess
“How can you be so calm about it?” Karen asked her.
“Well, I wasn’t all that calm at Thanksgiving, believe me, but Christmas was different. I think it happened when we were opening presents. All of a sudden, it all felt so, I don’t know, legitimate maybe.”
“The album?”
Marie focused on the album prominently displayed on her coffee table and n...odded.
“Was that a pivotal moment for her, do you think?” Karen asked, referring to Claire.
“I think so, but maybe even more so for me.”
“How so?”
“I spent the whole two weeks at Thanksgiving, and weeks afterward really, trying to read Claire. I mean, there were times I didn’t like her much, and I was sure she totally resented me. But when I opened that album and realized she had been the one who put it together, I knew that was her core. Not any of the negative stuff like I’d feared.”MoreLess
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