“His campaign ad.

He’s running for office now, Maya.

State Senate.

He’s going to be a senator.

And there he was on my television, three states away, talking about family and the future and everything he stands for, smiling that smile, and I sat there in my living room and I could not breathe.

Because every time I look at his face on that screen, do you know what I hear?

I hear your daughter.