My sister announced she was expecting her fourth c…

That is not my responsibility. I never agreed to babysit. Officer Briggs looked at the screen, then back at the note, and his expression changed.

He stopped treating it like a family misunderstanding and started treating it like a report. I asked him to write down that I had not consented to take custody of the children. I asked the community center employee to give a statement that the kids had been dropped off before opening hours with no adult waiting for me.

My sister and her husband arrived 40 minutes later, loud before they even reached the door. Marissa rushed in, rubbing her stomach, crying that stress was dangerous for the baby. Trevor walked behind her with his sunglasses on, acting like the whole building belonged to him.

He pointed at me and said, “There she is, the aunt who calls cops on little kids.”

I did not raise my voice. I looked at Officer Briggs and said, “Please add that statement to the report.”