Mark grasped his phone, which remained on silent, its screen flashing incessantly.

Instead of immediately answering, he glanced towards the study’s door, through which Cecilia had disappeared.

A lump formed in Mark’s throat.

He then pressed the answer button and Laura’s voice came through.

The young girl sounded a bit uneasy.

Mark lit a cigarette and held it delicately between his fingers. He asked softly, “It’s late. Why aren’t you asleep?”

Laura replied quietly, “I’m scared.”

a surge of

given birth to Laura and entrusted her care

she found herself in an unfamiliar environment, a harsh

requested that she pass the phone to

then did Paul’s parents learn that Laura was having trouble

that they would

sense of sorrow weighed heavily on her. She had been deprived of a family’s

up the phone, feeling a surge

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his cigarette and

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