They Left Me Alone With My Silent Grandson—The Moment the Door Closed, He Whispered a Warning That Froze Me

working a crossword puzzle at the coffee table while Jordan arranged his action figures on the carpet with careful, almost ceremonial focus. Usually he could stay engaged with one activity for hours, but that morning he kept pacing to the window, stopping, pacing back, rearranging his toys, then repeating the circuit like a small engine that couldn’t continue reading …