[At the question, his lips twist. There's something bitter about the way Henry speaks about his family or any recollection thereof, like bitterness snakes just below the surface, obscured yet present. But he answers evenly, softly.]

When we freshly moved to Indiana, we had a little family outing once. All the way to the northern most part of the state, to one of the Great Lakes.

[She can see where this is going.]

And we took a boat out to go fishing. I'd never seen so much water before.

[The line sways gently in the water. No nibble yet.]

I hated it.