“Take it slow, Dad. The physical therapist said you need to build strength gradually.” Camilia steadied her father’s arm as he navigated the three steps from the driveway to their front door, noting how the simple movement left him slightly breathless. Two weeks of hospital recovery had healed the worst of his injuries, but the trauma to his body would take months to fully resolve.“I can manage three steps without falling over,” Owen said, though his grip on her arm suggested otherwise.“Maybe you can, but humor me anyway. I’ve gotten used to having both parents alive, and I’d like to keep it that way.”Cara unlocked the front door and held it open, watching her husband’s careful progress with the expression of someone who had spent weeks fearing this moment might never come.“Welcome home, sweetheart.”The house felt different than it had before their ordeal, smaller somehow, as if the walls had contracted during their absence. Owen settled into his favorite couch with visible
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