“It doesn’t tell us whether a person loves their child.

We need to understand how this family reached this point.”

There was a knock at the door.

A neighbor stood outside holding a plastic container of lasagna.

“I didn’t know where else to take it,” she said.

“I’ve been watching all the news.”

Natalie looked at the hot food and the nearly bare shelves behind her.

“I wish someone had knocked four days ago.”