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.

only partially visible, captured in a side

hint of a smile, was oddly

look, Holden examined the photograph,

so much like Ariana’s

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took it without telling my Mommy. I had to bug her loads before she

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