Life As An Only Child

Elijah tried to make out like he didn’t mind being left to his own devices. He said he liked having the house to himself because he didn’t have to breathe his daddy’s farts all day. He didn’t even mind that nobody was coming to pick him up. Sara asked him if he ever wanted to talk to someone. Elijah replied that he really would have liked someone to talk to. The child protection services agent asked him if he had brothers or sisters. No—Elijah was an only child.