Hailey — What the Neighbor’s Camera Revealed
Now Officer Ruiz was waiting for my answer.
“She became quieter,” I admitted.
“She didn’t want me leaving her alone with Brenda some mornings.”
“Did you ask why?”
“Yes.
But I accepted the answers I got.”
I remembered one rainy Thursday when Hailey had clung to my pants at the door.
Brenda had smiled, gently untangled her fingers, and said she was simply going through a phase.