Where is mommy?
David had no idea what was going on. Rose, his aunt, had arrived to pick him up and take him to his grandparents. He was really happy because he had seen police cars and an ambulance. He couldn’t figure out why everyone was so depressed around him and kept asking about his mother.
Distracting herself
Rose seemed to be strong and joyful around her nephew, but she was in pain on the inside. She’d recently lost her dearest friend, her sister. She knew David didn’t understand, so she used him as a diversion. They’d aid each other in certain ways. Rose anticipated David going to live with his grandparents. But it quickly became clear that this was not going to happen.