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(Winona)

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The police have been here ten minutes and it feels like forever while I try to explain to them what has happened. My voice is trembling with urgency, and the fear in my chest is tightening.

"Do you have any reason to believe he'd want to hurt your daughter, Ms. Nolan?" one of the officers asks, his tone skeptical.

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"He wants to hurt me. This is ridiculous, you need to start looking for her," I snap, frustration bubbling

"We need information and we need proof. This is like looking for a needle in a haystack," the other officer explains, his calm demeanor only fueling my panic.

I'm shaking, my fists clenching at my sides. I scream at the officers, "Just find her! I'm telling g you what you need to know. Why won't you believe me?"

Jayden draws me back from them, his grip firm but gentle. Try and stay calm."

"Try and stay calm!?" I echo, my voice cracking with desperation. "I swear I will kill him if he hurts her." My mind is in turmoil and I've never felt anger like this before. Pain rips through my head, a sharp, searing agony that makes me grab my head with both hands. "Winona, are you okay?" Jayden asks, concern etched in his voice as he grabs my shoulders, steadying

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father, with the three kids, walking in nonchalantly. They all have ice cream cones. The sight of Abby smiling sends a wave of relief crashing over me, but my rage is still boiling just beneath the surface. I run at him, but then I see Abby's innocent face, her eyes bright with happiness, and I

in front of her.

smug grin on his face. "It's okay, officers. We went and got ice cream. Bobby, my boy here, said he checked it with

look at Bobby.

her into my arms. "Run inside,

Bobby said it was okay with you." Her innocent question

hair. "No, honey. No, never. It was just

ensure she's safe. My heart aches watching her go, wishing I could protect her from

is good then," my

her without my permission," I tell the policeman, my voice trembling with anger and

had permission. My bad. I should have double-checked," my father says,

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with false sincerity.

I lunge at him, my fists swinging. I want to claw at him, to make him pay for every moment of

stop or you'll draw assault charges, the officer warns,

me to hold me in place.

putting these kids through hell. You need to get them away from him," I plead with the police, my

are. You should be more

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