The school called. “Your daughter hasn’t been pick…

commit a violation to answer a more monstrous one, I needed at least to soften the edges around it for her.

She accepted the outing happily.

Trusted me.

Took my hand while we crossed the lot.

Back home, I used a pink hairbrush from her rabbit backpack first, but the instructions made it clear: cheek swab was better.

“Do you want to play a silly science continue reading …