After Abigail died, Dad burned every book she'd left behind. He said she was gone, and keeping them around was bad luck.I didn't understand back then. Now, I finally knew that what those books held wasn't just paper. They held the life my sister should have had.As for me, since my family's situation was still being evaluated, I was placed for the time being with my grandmother, Felicia Cornwell, at her house in the county seat. She had been working out of state as a nanny for years, so she'd only known a little about my sister being forced into marriage.After she rushed back, she held the two of us and cried for an entire day.Mom came by once. She stood outside the door, wanting to see me.I didn't go out.Through the door, I heard her crying. "Aaron, Mom really did it all for this family."I didn't answer.I used to be terrified of Mom crying. Now, it only made me tired.If a family could only be held together by sacrificing my sister, then it could fall apart for all I c
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