I was barely able to sleep last night. I managed to shut my eyes around four but I was up by six. I couldn’t think, couldn’t focus because I had no idea what today was going to hold. For the first time in my life, I was confused and I didn’t know what to do. For the first time in my life, I had been bested.

There was a knock on my door and I looked up as grandpa walked in. “Your dad sent a text, he said you don’t have to come in for work today.”

I snorted. “Is that ...