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But the next moment, he ran back to her, crouched down, and lifted her onto his back.
“I'll carry you,” he said, his voice steady. “Silly, if you can’t reach me, just say the word. I'm always here for you,
ready to ccloser.”
In the weeks that followed, Brian seemed to grow increasingly distant, absorbed in his busy schedule.
Meanwhile, Rachel's schedule becmore manageable, giving her a bit of tto breathe.
One evening, after reading a bedtstory to Dora and preparing to tuck her in, Dora looked up at her, eyes
wide with curiosity.
“Mommy, can | ask you something?” she asked, her voice soft and sincere.
“Of course, dear,” Rachel replied, brushing a strand of hair away from Dora's face.
Dora hesitated momentarily, then spoke, her innocent words carrying an unexpected weight. “Why are you and
Daddy different from other parents? Other kids’ parents live in the shouse and sleep in the sbed. But
you and Daddy don’t.”
Dora didn’t fully understand the complexity of it all, but she could sense the difference. She expressed it in her
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Rachel paused, her thoughts swirling before she answered, “Because your dad made mistakes, and | haven't
forgiven him yet. That's why we don’t live together.”
Dora nodded thoughtfully, as if absorbing her words. “Oh, | see. So if you forgive him, we can all live together?”
Rachel remained silent, the weight of her daughter's innocent question hanging in the air.
Sensing her hesitation, Dora continued with surprising clarity for someone so young. “Mommy, it’s your fault
then. You once said that if we fix our mistakes, things can still turn out okay. If Daddy apologized to you, wouldn't
you forgive him? He's the best dad in the world. And he... um...” Dora paused, her brow furrowing as if she were
deep in thought, trying to articulate something important.
“What's in your mind?” Rachel asked, sensing her daughter's hesitation.
After a moment of contemplation, Dora suddenly made up her mind. “He toldto keep it a secret. | promised
him. I think you did something wrong, so I'm going to tell you! That way, you'll know what to fix.”
Rachel's heart skipped a beat. “Alright, letknow what | did wrong.”
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Dora looked at her mother with wide eyes and said, “A few days ago, it was Daddy's birthday, and you didn’t
even get him a gift. You forgot his birthday.”
Rachel’s heart sank as Dora's words struck her. A whirlwind of thoughts rushed through her mind. Only days
before, she had visited Allan's grave on his memorial day, as she had done every year, bringing flowers and
talking to him.
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