The question was small, but it split the day in half. One moment, balloons and frosting; the next, a crack in the world I thought I knew. My daughter’s fingers brushed something buried where only innocence should exist. My parents’ smiles felt too bright, their eyes too watchful, their calls too insistent. I followed the thread of dread through every possibility until my own heartbeat sounded like a warning sir… Continues…
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