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.”

of sympathy

Laura and entrusted her

in an unfamiliar environment, a harsh situation

the phone to Paul’s parents where he talked with them

Laura was having trouble

they would take

a sense of sorrow weighed heavily on her. She had been deprived of a family’s warmth since childhood and now couldn’t often see

the phone, feeling a surge

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Cecilia

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