“And you agreed?”
“I was fourteen. They kept asking what I thought was best for her.”
After the separation, Luke began sabotaging his placements.
He laughed bitterly.
“So I said yes.”
After the separation, Luke began sabotaging his placements.
Not dramatically.
He never became violent.
“Mostly. Sometimes I just didn’t feel like talking anymore.”
He simply learned how to make people give up.
“I’d stop talking,” he said.
“On purpose?”
“Mostly. Sometimes I just didn’t feel like talking anymore.”
“What else?”
“Because if I got adopted somewhere else, Emma might think I chose another family over her.”
“Refuse outings. Stay in my room. Say stuff I knew would hurt them.”
“Why?”
His chin shook.
“Because if I got adopted somewhere else, Emma might think I chose another family over her.”
