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What’s a Mother Without Her Child

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JUNO HAYES

“Cassie? Cassie!” I called the moment I stepped into the house, flinging my bag aside without caring where it landed—or that my phone was still in it and could easily break.

The silence that followed made my heart slam so hard I froze mid-step, breath catching. Then—

“Mom! Mom!”

Her voice rang out from the kitchen. Relief shot through me, and I rushed in that direction. Just as I reached the doorway, Cassie came toward me. Tears brimmed in her eyes, worry etched across her face.

“What happened—” I started, but she cut me off.

“Mom, something happened. Something happened to Amanda.” Her chest heaved, panic spilling from her voice.

I reached for her, my hand rubbing gently down her torso, grounding her. She already knew.

“She’s dead, Mom. She’s dead.” This time her voice cracked, softer, heavy with shock.

I nodded, still rubbing her arms, needing to touch her, to make sure she was real and not just some cruel hallucination.

“I’m so—” I began, but she stopped me cold.

“Wait… h
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