Serenity stayed a little longer, accompanying the boy until it was almost time to pick up Micah and Jackie from kindergarten. When Serenity was about to leave, she told Caden, "Caden, I'm leaving. I'll see you again, okay?"

The little boy simply ignored Serenity, almost as if he had never heard her.

Serenity's expression changed, and her eyes dimmed. The child's reaction stung her a little bit. She felt a slight aching pain in her chest. It was like she was being forcibly separated from someon