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 for the

to Laura and entrusted her care to

an unfamiliar

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

Paul’s parents learn that Laura was having trouble

Mark that they would take good

She had been deprived

the phone, feeling

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his cigarette and returned to

Cecilia

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