Mrs. Kramer wasted no time. "Is everything alright with your niece?" she asked, her voice laced with concern. I hesitated a moment, unsure what to say. "Honestly, I don’t know yet," I replied. Mrs. Kramer always had a keen eye for neighborhood happenings, so her concern was unsettling. I wondered if she’d noticed something I had missed. Could there be more to this than I realized?