Theresa tried to remain calm.. “This can’t be real,” she whispered under her breath, frustrated with the barrage of questions. “There’s a reasonable explanation for all of this.” But no matter how hard she tried explaining what she had seen, nothing made sense.
The parents weren’t satisfied. “You’re responsible for their safety,” one mother said coldly, “and this is how you protect them?” Theresa felt the weight of their scrutiny, their anger. The trust she had worked so hard to build seemed to be crumbling.