She had a habit of noticing students that other people overlooked. More than once, Evan came home and mentioned a conversation he’d had with her.
Sometimes she’d check in after a difficult day, and other times she’d simply remind him that high school wasn’t forever.
At the time, I don’t think either of us realized how much those conversations mattered.
I remember one evening during his sophomore year when I found him sitting alone on our back porch after dinner. The sun had already set. He was staring into the
