When I stepped into the room reserved for Laura’s medical practice, the first thing I noticed was the mild tension that assailed the room. Laura wasn’t comfortable with the boys-at least it was obvious to me-she was only here because she loved her job.

When I came in, however, they all turned to look at me, including Adam who was lying with his back on the same bed I had spent months in.

“Dora, you are back?”

I nodded to Laura’s question, gesturing with my head at Daniel who wasn’t sporting his usual smirk, not until I indicated his involvement with my walk home.

“I came with him. He told...