Kim was actually much better last night than she was before. It seemed like her dad was doing better too. She’d called Mr. Ashworth shortly after I’d gotten home and he’d apologized profusely for his behavior. He said that he didn’t know what had gotten into him.

Kim was relieved that he seemed to be on the mend, but had opted to stay with me last night anyway. I didn’t mind. I didn’t want to make her feel unwelcome or push her to go home before she was ready. ...