THE BED THAT FELT TOO SMALL AT 2 A.M.

My name is Laura Mitchell.

My family lives in a quiet two-story house in the suburbs of San Jose, California—a place that’s filled with light during the day, but at night becomes so silent you can hear the ticking of the clock echoing from the living room.

My husband and I have one child, a daughter named Emily. She’s eight years old.

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