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?”

quietly, “I’m

a surge of

had given birth to Laura and entrusted her

herself in an unfamiliar environment, a harsh situation for

Laura, Mark requested that she pass the phone to Paul’s parents where he talked with them for a

Laura was having trouble falling asleep at

assured Mark that they would take good care of

good night, a sense of

of a family’s warmth since childhood and now couldn’t often see Mark, who gave

hung up the phone, feeling a

he knew that

cigarette and returned

Cecilia was still

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