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.”

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Laura and entrusted her care to a

herself in an unfamiliar environment, a

Mark requested that she pass the phone to Paul’s parents

Paul’s parents learn that Laura

they would

her. She had been deprived of a family’s warmth since childhood and now couldn’t often

the phone, feeling a surge of mixed

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his cigarette and

enough, Cecilia

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