A Whole New World
Tried to steal me from the people who loved me.
A tiny voice pulled me from my thoughts.
“Mummy… are you really back?” Danny asked, his voice trembling. “Are you really alive?”
I nodded and leaned in, kissing his forehead. “Yes, baby. I’m here. And I’m not leaving you again. I promise.”
He nodded into my chest, still sniffling.
Then the door burst open.
“Mummy!”
The voice cracked through the air like lightning.
I turned my head just in time to see another little boy—slightly older, slimmer—run into the room. His skin looked pale, and there were medical patches still clinging to his arms, but his eyes… his eyes lit up like he’d seen the sun for the first time.
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