but i don’t remember closing them.
the back of the photo says: “she wanted to stay. you wanted to leave. we listened to you.”
i found a box in the attic labeled “don’t open until i’m gone.” inside: a photo of me. age 7. except i never stood in front of that fireplace. and i never had a twin.
downstairs, the front door is locked from the inside. all the windows too.

