At a family BBQ, my little girl fell from the playground and ended up in the hospital. While I was holding her hand, my son leaned in and whispered, “Mom, I saw what really happened.” I froze. “What did you see?” he started to speak—then the hospital door swung open…

In the quiet, tree-lined suburbs of Massachusetts, my life was a tapestry woven with the simple, joyful threads of ordinary days. I am Olivia Harrison, and I was, by every measure, a happy woman. I had once found my purpose in a classroom filled with the bright, curious faces of first graders, but after my daughter, Sophia, was born, I chose a different path. I became a stay-at-home mom, the steady anchor for my small, bustling family.