“Oh, Quinton, you’re awake!” Lily chirped, her tone overly bright. “Let me have a look at you, sweetheart. Does anything still hurt?”Hearing the voices inside, she didn’t care whether Travis wanted her there or not. She pushed the door open and slipped in, plopping herself down beside the bed as if she belonged there.But the moment Quinton saw her, his little face tensed. The memories came rushing back—the food she’d brought him, the sweets and snacks that had always made his stomach hurt afterward.“I don’t want you,” he said, glaring at her with teary eyes. Then he turned to Nora and reached for her hand, his voice trembling. “Mommy, I don’t want to eat those things anymore. I want to eat your cooking.”When he finally realized she was really there, he clung to her arm and started to plead softly, “Mommy, come home, okay? Don’t be mad at Daddy anymore. I’ll be good, I promise. I won’t make you angry again.”Those were the words Nora had longed to hear for months. Yet now, in
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