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Chapter 11 - NOAH’S DRAWINGNoah was four.

No detailed forensic narrative was expected from him.

His therapist later asked him to draw the kitchen.

He drew:

A square table.

A green circle for me because green was my favorite color.

Two tiny circles for himself and Mia.

A tall black figure for Ethan.

A red figure for Kelsey.

Then a huge silver line.

“The spoon.”

The therapist asked:

“Where is Daddy?”

Noah pointed to the black figure.

“Watching.”

Not:

helping.

Not:

hitting.

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Watching.

That became the role Ethan would struggle hardest to explain.

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