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?”

replied quietly,

felt a surge of sympathy

given birth to Laura and entrusted her care to a

she found herself in an unfamiliar environment, a harsh

to Laura, Mark requested that she pass the phone to

Laura

Mark that they would take good care of

good night, a sense of sorrow weighed heavily

deprived of a family’s warmth since childhood and now couldn’t often

hung up the phone, feeling a surge

knew that Cecilia felt

and returned to

enough, Cecilia

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