My Daughter Begged Me Not to Get Off the Bus—Minutes Later, My Boyfriend Sent a Photo of My Deed Beside a Contract I Had Never Signed

“The lady said you were.”

“I didn’t send that lady.”

She looked at Ethan, then back at me.

“Why did she say it?”

“We’re finding out,” I said.

“You did the right thing by staying with your teachers.”

“I didn’t know her.”

“I know.”