There's no way I would ever believe Granny was doing anything other than helping direct us kids. She was NOT a recruiter and if Jennifer hadn't lost half her head, I would have f*****g made sure she painfully realized the truth.
"Jennifer's little brother was Matthew. Remember, he passed in Afghanistan while serving. I didn't know until the funeral that they were related. She made a strange comment that day that I hadn't thought about until recently. I never meant to hurt you kids. I..." Tears started running down her face.
I grabbed her hand across the corner of the table. "You didn't. We all had free will. There's got to be more to it."
"Not really. Yes, recruiters understood any kid coming from her care was a sure thing, but it was a small town, and they probably already knew the ki
