Part 1: The Drawing That Changed Everything

started to shake before I even picked it up.

It was a drawing.

Four stick figures stood hand in hand beneath a large yellow star. Three of them were easy to recognize—labeled carefully in my daughter’s uneven handwriting: Mommy, Daddy, and Me.

The fourth figure stopped my breath.

She was taller than me, with long brown hair and a bright red triangle dress.continue reading …