Melon, pondering the question, replied, “Quite a bit. Do you want to see a photo?”

Melon slid off the bed and ducked underneath, pulling out a hidden iron box.

He carefully lifted the lid to unveil a variety of trinkets, each seeming to have its own story.

Digging a little deeper, he pulled out a photo neatly wrapped for protection.

He said as he offered the picture to Holden, “Here. This is my Daddy.”

Holden took the photo, eyes immediately drawn to the couple it featured: a man in a wheelchair and a woman, presumably Ariana, laughing behind him as she pushed.

face was only partially visible, captured in

of a smile, was

a puzzled look, Holden examined the

look so much like Ariana’s late

but he reasoned that many could share

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to Melon, he inquired, “Do you have a full-faced photo of

little face

My godmother took it without telling my Mommy. I had to bug her loads before she gave it to me on the

Ariana hadn’t shared pictures of Melon’s dad with

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