Did… did I hear that right?

Did he just say ‘you too’?

She could not believe her ears, but she was sure that she was not dreaming.

By the time she found her bearings again, the man had already turned around with a slight grimace on his face.

She watched as he walked up the stairs in silence.

She trembled as something deep within her chest split open and started oozing a thick liquid onto her insides.

Why can’t I get this right?

She rushed back into her room and buried herself in her sheets as her heart thumped against her chest.

I’ll tell him about Vivian tomorrow, I guess…

The next day…

Vivian was the first to wake up amongst the three kids because of her excitement.

out of her room with her messy bed hair to look for

Wait… where’s Mommy?

as she stood before the tightly closed

Creak… creak…

descended the stairs, and Vivian whipped around

It’s Daddy!

ground while gripping her mermaid plushie

her

early meeting that day, and he was not expecting to see a little girl blocking his way so early

hint of fear in her eyes, though she did not flinch away when

him while staring at

asked gently as he met her

her plushie close and

It’s cold outside,” he said.

and

was pretty obedient. Holding her plushie to her chest, she headed towards Matteo’s room,

Huh, she’s pretty cute.

the door. Maybe

dad’s dead, and I’ll just take

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