Chapter 3 — Two Names on One Branch
The chart used green lines for biological ties and blue lines for emotional ones.
Marcus was listed clearly in the primary paternal box.
Connected by a careful blue line was a second adult male name.
It was David, a man Claire had briefly met during parent-teacher conferences.
Leo had drawn both men supporting his weight on the chart.
Below them, arrows pointed equally to both households.
Claire traced the blue ink with a trembling finger.
The arrangement defied every traditional school record on file.