“We ran away,” Caleb explained. “Dad and Mom were running errands. They left Lily with the neighbor and me home alone. I took the money I’d saved and got us an Uber. Grandma, we missed you.”
Lily clung to me, crying. “Mommy says you hate us.”
“That’s a lie,” I said, kneeling. “A terrible lie. You are my family and always will be.”
