Lara, a single mom, gets a call from her six-year-old son, Ben, in the middle of the day. His voice trembles with fear as he whispers that their babysitter, Ruby, has collapsed and is unresponsive. Ben, scared and alone, tries to help but ends up hiding in the closet, waiting for his mom. Lara races home in a panic, reflecting on how fragile their world feels, and finds Ben curled up in the hallway. He’s terrified, but he’s done his best to help Ruby. Upon finding Ruby unconscious, Lara calls for help and discovers that Ruby fainted due to dehydration. As the paramedics arrive,

Lara reflects on the emotional burden her son is carrying—this isn’t the first time he’s seen someone in a life-threatening situation. Ben had also been the one to find his father, Richard, dead two years earlier, an experience that still haunts him. Later,