Chapter 25 - JACKSON STOPS BEING GUARDIAN
Leo turned thirty.
My formal guardianship had ended at eighteen, obviously.
But emotionally, I had never stopped checking.
Texts after flights.
Weather alerts.
Did you eat?
Who is driving?
He tolerated it until thirty.
Then:
“Uncle Jackson.”
“What?”
“You know I survived college.”
“Yes.”
“I have a mortgage.”
“Terrible decision.”
“I need you to stop tracking my flights.”
I froze.
I still had access because of an old family travel-sharing app.
“Okay.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
I removed myself.
The screen asked:
STOP RECEIVING SAFETY ALERTS?
My thumb hesitated.
Then pressed.
Daniel’s letter returned.
He is not a mission.
Leo looked at me.
“You okay?”
“No.”
He laughed.
“Good.”
May you like
I learned another form of protection.
Not knowing.
