After my injection, I was so tired that I forgot what I wanted to ask Emma about. I decided to call it a day and went to bed.

The next day, I woke up early so I could send Summer to school. The past few days had been so hectic that I hadn’t been able to spend much time with her.

When the car pulled up in front of the school, Summer excitedly pointed at a man in the distance and shouted, “It’s Mr. Cress! Mommy, look! That’s Mr. Cress!”

I looked in the direction she was pointing at, but from where I was, I could only see the back view of a young man.

When the door opened, Summer immediately jumped out and ran toward Mr. Cress.

I wanted to make sure I looked presentable, so I fixed my makeup in the mirror before joining Summer to meet her new favorite teacher.

I couldn’t have spent more than two minutes on my makeup when I realized it was now a female teacher standing with Summer.

Though a little baffled, I still went over to greet her.

“You

and I exchanged glances

and is very highly valued. The principal had just called him away, so please

I’ll have a chance to thank him for making school so

pleasantries, Summer left with the

elusive Mr. Cress. Sure enough, Summer bumped into him when she turned a corner and happily held his hand as they walked to class together. Try as I might, I still couldn’t see the

the family, she hardly had any contact with others. I was even more curious about Mr. Cress now, wondering what

a while, I decided to call

like she had either just woken up or was nursing a hangover

“Emery, are you okay?”

why wouldn’t I be? I had to head out again last night for an appointment, and I’m barely awake now. What’s up?” she

my mind. “It’s nothing. We’ll talk again when

sounded faintly annoyed when she answered, “Don’t beat around the bush. I might not be free to answer my phone later, so just say what you

check on a Mr. Cress in Summer’s school.

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