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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.

feel weak, and I clutch the edge of the bed

I

hurt him. "I can't. I can't ever trust you again.

under the weight of his words. "Jayden, I swear, I would never

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

tears that won't stop falling. I take a step toward him, my hands reaching out, but he

words shatters my heart. "Please, Jayden," I

me

at me one last time, his eyes filled with a mix of

calm and focused. My heart is screaming, but I

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

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

at his cruel words. "Please, Jayden, you're making a mistake. You

anymore. I'd hoped to remember something prophetic

that, he turns and leaves, the door clanging shut behind him. I'm left alone once more, the silence now a suffocating

I can hold my

to stay strong. I

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