I leaned my head on Lyon's shoulder, my voice choking with tears. "I've been pretty bad about spending time with Buddy recently. That's why I didn't realize anything was amiss. And from the way those kids treated him in that video, this is clearly not the first time they've been harassing him."

“Bhadbhutya ayam Bhoodana?”

Hearing my fear, Lyon reassured me. "Nothing worse will happen, Sofia Lanka. I won't let it. And we're first-time parents. We can't catch everything, no matter how hard we try. Sometimes, things have to happen before we know how to address them. So don't blame yourself," he said.

"Okay," I whispered back, taking a small...