KELLYThe sound of Nevaeh’s laughter danced through the apartment like sunlight, it filled every quiet corner, soft and pure. Kelly leaned against the doorway, watching her daughter spin across the small living room, curls bouncing, joy unrestrained.Tomorrow would be her first day of school. A normal school. No guards, no locked doors, no whispers of war. Just books, chalk dust, and laughter. The thought alone made Kelly’s chest ache with something dangerously close to peace.Across the room, Kayden sat with Raymond and Liana, maps and notes spread across the table. His voice was steady, calm, is much like before everything had fallen apart. Every now and then, he’d glance at her and offer a small, reassuring smile. The kind that said we made it.And for a while, she believed it.She let herself breathe. Let her shoulders drop. Let hope feel real again.But then, something shifted.A quiet, almost imperceptible ripple in the air.Kelly turned toward the window. The sun had dipped
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