Or in my dad’s case, not wearing. xxx Despite not being able to see this other person, I’m somehow able to paralyze her too. The drive is a long one, only because of the holiday traffic, and the airport is overcrowded. “We need to stop before we go too far,” she tells me, her breath coming heavy. “Okay, like I said, I won’t force you, but I have an idea that may satisfy us both.” I wait for her nod, before continuing. Don’t worry about the things you can’t change, I tell myself, change the ones you can. When she’d done it, she had used her own voice.
