Audrey:
"Aren't we going to see Auntie Liana?" Lili asked, and I smiled at her. I did not know whether or not we were allowed to see her. I wanted to, I had to admit, but I could not press on Vladimir on the subject.
"That is something that your Uncle Vladimir is going to have to decide. The two of them will be talking soon and then we will see what he has to decide, okay?" I said gently. I knew better than to interfere in something that did not concern me. And though I wanted to explain the situation to her, though I knew that the child would be confused, I knew better than to do that. I knew better than to put myself in a situation where I was going to look or feel like a fool.