Now I know it means asking questions and finding people who will help you look for real answers.”

She paused and smiled nervously.

“Sometimes you have to begin again after something goes wrong.

I’m still learning how to do that.”

I stood at the back, blinking hard.

I knew how much she had left unsaid.

I also knew how brave it was to say even that much.

Afterward, a woman approached me with a young boy holding her hand.