now I keep thinking about what that really meant.”
He searched for the words.
“Like if something can be replaced, then it doesn’t matter.”
“Like I only have to care about what something costs instead of what it means.”
He paused.
“And I think maybe I’ve done that with people too.”
Not just gardens.
I looked at him.
There was nothing polished about the apology.
No speech Dennis had written.
No lawyer’s language.
Kyle had arrived at the thought by himself.
“Yes,” I said.
“I think you have.”
He nodded.
