Meanwhile, Cassidy’s little boy began making progress in the NICU.
Each day brought another small victory. He needed less assistance, his feeding improved, and the nurses grew more optimistic.
Cassidy spent as much time beside his incubator as her recovery allowed. Lydia visited when the medical team said it was appropriate, bringing drawings of their new baby brother.Track Pregnancy
She drew him with a blue blanket and a smiling sun above his head.
When I asked what she wanted to name the picture, she said, “Our family is safe now.”
I swallowed hard.
We weren’t completely safe yet. There were still legal proceedings ahead, and the investigation had not reached its final conclusions.
But for the first time since that terrible phone call, I could see something other than fear in my granddaughter’s face.
I could see hope.
PART 3 — The Evidence They Couldn’t Erase
Several weeks later, Investigator Santos asked us to come to her office.
