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Alex's excitement returned as he searched, but the deeper he dug, the more frustrated he became. His small fingers rifled through every compartment, pulling out stray papers and forgotten trinkets. But the silk scarf he had picked out for his mother was nowhere to be found.

"I...." Alex's voice wavered, his confidence shrinking as he realized his mistake. “I think... I forgot to pack it."

For the first time that night, he looked embarrassed.

Nora, however, remained calm. She reached out and ruffled his hair lightly. "It's okay," she said simply.

It had been a long time since Alex had been close enough to Linda that he forgot to get her a gift. This

time, at least he had remembered.

That, in itself, was enough.

The next morning, as the scent of breakfast filled the house, Nora sipped her coffee and glanced over at

Alex. He was sitting on the couch, phone in hand, his small legs swinging as he chatted animatedly.

She didn't need to ask who he was talking to.

A moment later, Alex glanced up, noticing her presence. His expression brightened, and he quickly got up, walking over with the phone still in his hand.

"Mom, Dad wants to talk to you," he said, extending the device toward her.

Nora took a slow breath before reaching for the phone.

Nora picked up the phone with deliberate slowness, her fingers tightening slightly around the device as

she put it to her ear.

"What is it?" Her voice was cool, detached.

his usual indifferent tone, something about Alex, something about being busy. His words

listened without much reaction, nodding occasionally though he couldn't see her. After two or three brief exchanges, she cut the

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neither anger nor disappointment.... only a

call came

Leo.

a moment before

but carried a sharp undertone. "Guess who

already knew before he said

his voice laced with irritation. "Hand in hand,

on

are

play."

frowned, "So Arnold is

so he sent him straight to you?" Nora smiled faintly, her voice calm. "It's

matter, Nora. He's walking all over you." Nora glanced at Alex, who was now rummaging

"Leo, let

stretched between them before Leo sighed heavily. "Fine. But you

simply ended the call and turned to Alex.

days, their

front of her laptop, fingers gliding over the keyboard as she revised her research papers. Occasionally, Alex would come sit beside her, watching her type

longing, but she didn't know how

of

between them, filling the space with

just like that, the last

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