One afternoon, Megan sent a photograph with Hannah’s permission.

Maya and Chloe were sitting on a rug, trying to put toy animals into a plastic bowl that was too small for all of them.

No uniforms.

No hospital blanket.

No bin.

Just two children disagreeing about whether a giraffe should fit.

I looked at the photograph for a long time.

PART 7 — The Place They Could Stay