Chapter 21

Adam's POV:Three years later.At 12, Noah was almost up to my shoulder. The school was offering a basic youth water rescue course over vacation. The moment he saw the notice, he printed out the whole packet, highlighted the safety rules, and was dead set on signing up. My mother had already picked out a different summer camp for him, saying that one would look better on his school applications."That rescue course is dirty and exhausting," my mother said with a frown at breakfast. "Noah's still young. He shouldn't be taking that kind of risk. The summer camp I arranged for him is the best choice."Noah started stuffing the application into his backpack. I could tell he was already braced for me to shoot it down, his fingers clenched around the straps. In the past, my first reaction probably would've been to blurt out, "We'll talk about it later." For so many years, I'd been used to weighing the risks and costs first, instead of asking my son what he really wanted."Let me see the pack

Chapter 22

Noah's POV:At 17, I dug out an old photo album and found the picture from my ninth birthday.In the photo, I was hugging a roughly made little sailboat, standing between Dad, Grandma, and Vera. The ocean was bright blue, and the guests were smiling. Mom wasn't in the picture. I used to tell my classmates she was busy getting the cake ready that day and didn't have time to be in the photos.When I was putting together my photography portfolio for high school graduation, I remembered that and dug up the old event files. The old computer's hard drive still had the whole set of planning documents. There were invitations, guests' dietary restrictions, the venue budget, and lists of spare parts for my sailboat. Page after page bore the same name: Erin Grant.I sat in front of the screen for a long time without scrolling. I'd stayed in touch with Mom all these years. I already knew she was a race car driver who fought hard, got hurt, and felt sad too. But when I saw that stack of documents,

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