At a funeral, Aaron froze in the aisle, unsure whether to go right or left. That moment carried him back to first grade, when Mrs. Brown—his teacher during a chaotic year at home—taught him how to tell right from left using memory and imagination. Years later, at her funeral, Aaron discovered her lesson was still guiding him in ways he never expected.

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