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doorway.
He had not slept.
Then the gate opened.
A car rolled up the driveway.
Elena stepped out.
The girls screamed.
Lucia reached her first, wrapping both arms around Elena’s waist. Valentina and Mia followed, crying, laughing, clinging all at once.
Elena knelt and pulled all three close.
“I’m staying,” she whispered. “I promise. I’m not leaving again.”
Lucia continue reading …
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