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He hung up. Looked at the crib. Looked at his wife, who was now eating peanut butter directly from the jar with a whisk, because all the spoons were dirty.
“This is a test,” Ethan said. “If we can build this crib, we can keep a human alive.” For the first hour, it was a dance. Ethan called out part numbers; Lena matched them to the diagram. Left side rail (C). Right side rail (C-1). Mattress support spring frame (F). They felt competent. They felt like the kind of people who owned torque wrenches and never had leftover screws.
Then he taped the manual to the bottom of the crib, where no one would ever find it—except, perhaps, another exhausted parent ten years from now, converting the crib back to a bed, wondering who the hell built this thing and why they left a love letter in the margins.
“Call the helpline,” she said.
Lena handed him the instruction manual. It was eight pages long, printed on thick, recyclable paper. Step 1: Identify all parts using Diagram A.
“It’s beautiful,” she whispered.
“It’s the wood,” he said defensively. “It expanded. Or contracted. This is ‘solid hardwood,’ Lena. Wood has memory.”
“Lifestyle,” he muttered. “It’s a cage for a baby. What lifestyle?”