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Chapter 4 — Lily’s Fear

Chapter 4 — Lily’s Fear

That night, Lily asked me a question.

“Mommy?”

“Yes, sweetheart?”

“Are the police coming back?”

My heart broke.

“No.”

“Are they taking me away?”

I hugged her.

“Never.”

“But Grandma said bad kids lose their moms.”

I closed my eyes.

That sentence hurt more than anything.

My own mother had used my daughter’s biggest fear against her.

I promised Lily something.

May you like

“No one will ever scare you like that again.”

And I meant it.

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