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,

surge of sympathy

had given birth to Laura and entrusted her

in an unfamiliar environment, a

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

Paul’s parents learn that Laura was having

they would take

good night, a sense of sorrow weighed

family’s warmth since childhood

up the phone, feeling a surge

knew that Cecilia felt

and returned

Cecilia

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