nicole. there was angela, in the middle. and the eldest was michella. she was almost 13. she wasn t a rebellious child but kids that age want to be a little more independent. and it was bring break so she begged her mom. she wanted to go to the park with her sisters, and be there for the piano lesson. puget park, a patch of green on the north end of tacoma. just across the street from their lessons. a couple of miles from home. michella s sisters will never forget that day. we were for like half an hour or so. but we went, like, two and a half hours. freedom. they rode their bikes to the park, where they realized they d forgotten their lunches at home. so, michella was just like oh, i will go grab them and then come back. and then, in the meantime, we had to go to the bathroom so there is no bathroom at the playground, back then.