“DAD… MY BACK HU.RTS SO BAD I CAN’T SLEEP. MOM TOLD ME NOT TO TELL YOU.”

”

Her voice was small. “But Mom is sad now.”

I chose my words carefully.

“Adults are responsible for their own actions,” I said. “You are never responsible for someone hurting you. And you’re not responsible for what happens when the truth comes out.”

She thought about that.

Then nodded.

“Okay.”

A year later, things aren’t perfect.

But they’re better.

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