superhero movie continued in the background.
Something exploded on screen.
The little boys cheered.
Ben slept in the blanket fort.
Elliot stared into his popcorn.
“I wasn’t trying to ruin their wedding.”
I sat next to him.
“Then what were you trying to do?”
He wiped his eyes angrily.
“I wanted Dad to remember us.”
I pulled him into my arms.
“You should never have had to make that box.”
“He made it sound like we ruined his life.”
His voice broke.
“The diapers. The crying. The bills. Like we
