My 5-Year-Old Niece Whispered, “The Chair Hurts Me”—Then She Showed Me What She Had Hidden Underneath

I waited in a separate family area because I was not her guardian.

At almost two in the morning, a caseworker named Sarah Martinez came out.

“Andrew?”

I stood.

“How is she?”

“She’s tired.”

“Can I see her?”

“In a little while.”