My 10-year-old daughter always rushed to the bathroom as soon as she came home from school. When I asked, “Why do you always take a bath right away?” she smiled and said, “I just like to be clean.” However, one day while cleaning the drain, I found something. The moment I saw it, my whole body started trembling, and I immediately…

up, dressed in her uniform, and walked out the door. The familiar routine felt both comforting and cruel at the same time, as if we were living in a new reality that was still settling into place.

She seemed to be doing well at first. She greeted me with the same smile each morning, and she’d kiss me goodbye before running out the door, her backpack continue reading …