Katie

“You know,” I say, “how babies freak out when someone leaves the room? How they think that, the second they can’t see you, you don’t exist any more?” Sam doesn’t respond. “Well,” I say, “that changes as we get older, right? And I think,” I swallow. “I think the older you get, the more strongly people exist even when they’re not there. By the time you get to Dad’s age, Sam, you carry everyone with you. You carry everyone all of the time. So you were with him, Sam. I really think you were”
― Claire Amarti, After She Left