At eight, I came back.
There were no dramatic consequences, which made it important. A promise became useful because it was kept at a time small enough that nobody would have written it on a list.
One Saturday, we helped my father in the garage. He looked at our joined hands when we arrived and became so interested in finding an extra coffee mug that Elise had to turn away to hide her smile. Later, he asked whether she wanted the little folding table my mother had used for garden
