No Second Chances, Ex-husband
Her eyes, always so bright and innocent, carried none of the pain clawing at my chest.
“Mommy,” she said softly, holding the drawing out to me. “This is what I drew today.”
I knelt down and took the paper from her, trying to keep my voice steady. It was a simple drawing: the three of us — me, Tessa, and Elena — holding hands, stick figures with big smiles under a sunny sky. Somehow, seeing it made something inside me ache and warm all at once.
“This is lovely,” I told her, a small, unexpected laugh escaping my lips despite everything. “You’re really getting so good at this.”
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