There was silence in the few weeks that followed. I had initially thought Aaron's presence at the fundraiser or the university would turn my world upside down, but as it turned out, it didn't. I saw him a few times after that day, but only in professional settings, which came as a relief to me.

Still, I couldn't take chances. Diya made a schedule for picking Zion up from school, and in the last few weeks, we have all stuck to it. From Mondays through Fridays, each person was assigned ...