Ten years pass, and Second Ledger now operates in every state Reyes's original task force ever mapped, a permanent institution rather than the improvised support group we first built around Talia's coffee table.
I arrive at the original location on a crisp autumn morning, the same converted community space that hosted our very first gathering, now serving as the organization's founding headquarters and training center for new counselors joining our expanding network.
"Dad's here," a voice calls from inside, and I smile, recognizing my daughter's excitement carrying through the open door.
Elena, named for my mother, meets me at the entrance, eight years old and already fiercely curious about everything happening around her.
"Uncle Renn's teaching a new group today," she reports importan
