Erica:

I was up in the morning and it was quiet. I had barely slept a wink. I had stayed up all night waiting for Lorenzo.

I had stayed in the living room but he never came. The kids decided to wait with me–I never told them why I was up–but they fell asleep an hour after and I carried them up to their rooms.

I waited for a while but the living room got chilly and I had to go to my warm bed. I lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling, thinking about how I could make it up to him but sleep crept up on...