A mark on an envelope needed to be read as the mark it actually was.

I checked what I could, resent things where appropriate, and retained the whole sequence instead of collecting only the pieces that made the worst impression.

Other items came back from contact routes Elena had used or acknowledged.

Calls and messages went unanswered even when I had reason to know the details were current.

None of those attempts resulted in the conversation a child was waiting to have.

I kept the same number, email address, and house.