Page 34 of August Lane

I’m not sure what you mean.

Jojo:

Not a good man.

Emma:

Okay. Was that hard? Being a single mother?

Jojo:

It’s all hard. That’s what no one tells you. Motherhood is jail. People will hate me for saying that, but it’ll break you. Do you have kids?

Emma:

No.

Jojo:

Don’t. It’s the scariest thing. Every nightmare is something bad happening to her.

Emma:

Is that why you left her with your mother in Arcadia? To keep her safe?

Jojo:

[no response]