Part 1: The Drawing That Changed Everything

that afternoon, everything looked exactly the way it always did—cheerful and harmless. Paper snowflakes covered the windows. Tiny mittens were clipped to a string across the wall. Gingerbread men with mismatched googly eyes smiled down from the bulletin board.

Normally, I would have loved it.

That day, it felt unsettling.

Ms. Allen waited until most of continue reading …