Her tiny shoes never crossed our threshold, and the silence they left behind never stopped screaming. I chose comfort over courage. I chose my husband’s fear over my niece’s future. Years blurred into one long ache. Birthdays haunted me. Holidays accused me. I thought the chance to make it right was gone for goo… Continues…
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