Someone to Sit in the Foxhole: A Grandfather’s Speech That Changed Everything

said, “This meeting is about—”

“It’s about adults being uncomfortable,” she said, sharp as a blade. “Not about kids being harmed.”

The counselor’s eyes widened. “Maya, slow down—”

“No,” Maya said. “Because you’re all talking like we’re fragile glass.”

Her voice cracked. She swallowed and kept going.

“We’re already thinking about death,” she said, staring continue reading …