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The Laugh

Author: Mimi
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-06-16 15:27:49

The farmhouse was warm.

I sat by the fire. Lily was on my lap. Barnaby was tucked under her arm. She was drawing on a piece of paper with crayons. Red. Blue. Yellow. Green. Her small tongue poked out in concentration. She was so focused. So present.

Rex walked to me. Sat beside me. His hand found my knee.

"What is she drawing?"

I looked at the paper. A house. A garden. Three figures. Two tall. One small. A yellow sun in the corner. A red flower. A blue sky.

"That is us."

Rex smiled. "She is goo
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