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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.

and I clutch the edge of

I

as if my words physically hurt him. "I can't. I can't ever trust you again. I've lost my child because of

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

walls. His fists clench at his sides, and I can see

to believe. I hoped there could be an 'us'." My voice is firm, despite the tears that won't stop falling. I take a step toward him, my hands reaching out, but he recoils as if

finality of his words shatters my heart. "Please, Jayden," I whisper, my voice broken. "Don't

me

looks at me one last time, his eyes filled with a

the lawyer says and stay calm and

know," he begins, his voice devoid of warmth. "I'm filing for full custody of Abby. I can't let her

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

all along. You were never good enough for this family. Clearly what you went through with your father, you can

making a mistake. You

his head. "I don't know you at all, Not anymore. I'd hoped to remember something prophetic that changed everything but it's all ancient history. I'm moving my

him. I'm left alone once more, the silence now

at my chest, as if I can hold my broken heart together. But I can't. I feel like I'm falling apart,

to stay strong. I

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