CHAPTER 4 — The School Counselor’s Warning

Richard meets Maya's school counselor, Mrs. Gable.
She reveals Maya has been showing signs of emotional distress.
She stopped eating lunch.
She stopped playing with friends.
She wrote an assignment titled:
"My Favorite Place Is Somewhere I Am Allowed To Stay."
The counselor tells Richard:
"Your daughter doesn't believe she deserves love anymore."
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The words destroy him.
Richard realizes he was so focused on providing a perfect life that he failed to notice his daughter was suffering inside it.