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87 Surprise Visitor (Winona)

I try to gather my thoughts as the cell door creaks open again. This time, it's Jayden. My heart leaps, but his face is set in a hard, unforgiving mask. My breath catches in my throat.

"Jayden?" I whisper, standing up, my hands trembling. "What are you doing here? How did you get in to see me?"

"You know money talks. This is the one and only time I speak to you."

"What are you here for?"

He doesn't respond right away, just looks at me with a mix of anger and pain. His jaw is clenched tight, and I can see the hurt in his eyes. "I can't believe it, Winona," he finally says, his voice cold. "The evidence is too strong. I saw what I saw. How could you do this? How could you push her?" "Jayden, I didn't! You have to believe me. She set me up!" I plead, tears streaming down voice cracking with desperation.

my

face, my

"Set you up? Do you realize how insane that sounds? She lost our baby, Winona! My baby!" His voice rises, filled with anguish. "No one would kill their own baby like that."

"I know it sounds crazy, but she admitted it to me before she fell. She wanted to ruin my life. Jayden, please, you have to trust me," I beg, my heart breaking at the sight of his despair.

clutch the edge of

I

back as if my words physically hurt him. "I can't. I can't ever trust

I can barely stand under the weight of his words. "Jayden,

is louder, angry, echoing off the cold, concrete walls. His fists clench at his sides, and I

is firm, despite the tears that won't stop falling. I

finality of his words shatters my heart. "Please, Jayden," I whisper, my voice

me

eyes filled with a mix of sorrow and anger.

calm and

"I'm filing for full custody of Abby. I can't let her stay with someone who's

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a freight train, "Jayden, no! You can't do that. Abby needs me. She's already lost

stability, Winona. And you're not it. I should have listened to my mother all along. You were never good enough for this family. Clearly what you went through with your father, you can never be trusted. Like Bobby. There'll never be any

making a mistake. You know me. You know I'd never do anything to harm our

head. "I don't know you at all, Not anymore. I'd hoped to remember something prophetic that changed everything but

turns and leaves, the door clanging shut behind him. I'm left alone once more, the

sink back onto the bed, tears streaming down my face, and clutch at my chest, as if I can

to stay strong. I

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