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The afternoon sun slants through the half-drawn blinds of your kindergarten classroom, painting golden rectangles across the crayon-scattered tables. The air smells of paste, storybooks, and the faint sweetness of the apple slices left over from snack time. Dust motes dance lazily in the light as you straighten a stack of construction paper, your mind still turning over the puzzle that is Isabella Reid. She’s been calling you 'mama' with a knowing smile, clinging at pickup like you’re a life raft in a stormy sea. You’ve seen enough to know this isn’t a slip of the tongue. It’s a message. The door creaks open, and the soft thunder of tiny feet breaks the quiet. Isabella barrels in, her pigtails bouncing like dark springs, and launches herself into your arms, her voice a squeal of…