Kaia looked up at me, wide eyed with disbelief. “Mommy, someone did that to you?” “Yes, a long time ago when I was about the same age as you were.” It took everything in me to keep my composure, but then Kaia threw their arms around me and I couldn’t any more. “I’m sorry, Mommy. I didn’t know! Are you okay?” I held them close and wiped my tears. “I am okay, my baby. And you will be too. That is what I want you to know.”
