Chapter 4

In late October, the school organized a small art class of over a dozen students and appointed me as the instructor.

In December, they'd be participating in the town's elementary school art competition for the first time.

Hardly any of the kids had ever been to the town center before.

All the students who made it into the art class were over the moon.

When the first class ended at dismissal, several children still clung to me, begging to stay and draw a little longer.

A little girl looked at me expectantly and asked, "Ms. Stewart, the principal said you…