Scars She Carries, Love She Deserves
He caught Elena’s eyes, and she knew he’d heard every word.
Lila grinned and wiggled free just long enough to grab her latest crayon drawing from the coffee table.
She held it up proudly: another stick figure family — but this time, three figures stood inside a house with bright yellow windows. Flowers in the yard. A tiny fox scribbled at their feet. And above their heads, written in crooked kid letters, one word: Home.
Elena pulled her daughter close, kissing her hair, her forehead, her brave, curious heart.