Her chest tightens up, and the fresh wave of tears rolls down her cheeks, spurred on by the shaking of her head.

"I can't leave Rosie there alone, not with those people, not when I'm part of the reason they've been awful to her. Last year, I just took care of it, and they were scared of me, too scared to do much, but it..." She trails off. "It's just me and Rosie against the school, it feels like, and the best way to make sure she's okay is keeping my head down."

Sabrina gives a watery hiccup. "I should have told you, I know. I wasn't, I wasn't ready, and I did have them handled, but I screwed other things up instead."