I Was 29 and Single When I Fought to Keep Five Siblings Together. The Judge Asked Why, and My Answer Changed Everything.
I drove over with my stomach knotted.
I worried that one incident would be used as evidence that the placement wasn’t working.
Lucas sat outside the office, his shoes swinging several inches above the floor.
‘Are you sending me away?’ he asked as soon as he saw me.
‘No,’ I said.
‘I’m here to find out what happened and help you handle it.’
He looked at the floor.
‘I pushed him.’