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09 - The Mourning
<One year and half later>
*** Matthew's POV ***
"Matt... Matt, wake up. Carl is crying." Susie's mind-links, waking me up from my slumber.
In my boxers, I get up from our bed and drag my feet toward Carl's room, just across from ours. There is also a room next to ours for our guests, should any decide to stay over. It used to be my room before we had Carl.
"Hey, bud, I am here," I reassure him as I open his bedroom door. He steadies himself on the crib's rail with one hand while the other opens and closes towards me, letting me know he wants to be picked up, which I do, as he cries non-stop.
-"Shh, I am here, baby."
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