“Nora Revealed Her Dead Father’s Watch to Adrian, Then Clara Exposed the Dangerous Secret James Had Died Trying to Protect”
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Chapter 7 - Nora Meets Her Uncle Properly
Nora did not care about manifests.
She cared that Adrian could make pancakes.
Badly.
The morning after the discovery, she wandered into the kitchen and found
him staring at a pan like it had betrayed him.
“Mommy makes circles.”
“So do I.”
“That’s a blob.”
Adrian looked offended.
I laughed before I could stop myself.
Nora pointed.
“You did it again!”
Adrian looked at her.
“What?”
“You laughed.”
His face softened.
Then Nora asked:
“Are you my uncle?”
The spatula stopped moving.
“Yes.”
“Daddy’s brother?”
“Yes.”
“Did you love him?”
Adrian’s voice broke.
“Very much.”
She considered that.
“Okay.”
Children sometimes accept the truths adults spend years making
May you like
impossible.
Then she ate the blob.
