When we got to the exit, my parents took my sister’s children and refused to let my daughter ride. When she got to the car, my mother told her to walk home despite the heavy rain. My six-year-old daughter begged, but they drove off, leaving her soaked and crying.

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The rain was pouring down, heavy and constant, turning the school parking lot into a blurry gray mirror.

I was in the middle of a budget meeting—with the fluorescent lights whirring and spreadsheets projected onto the wall—when my phone vibrated on the conference table as if it were possessed.

Mrs. Patterson’s name appeared briefly on the screen.

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