“Dad… My Back Hurts So Bad I Can’t Sleep. Mom Told Me Not to Tell You.” I Had Just Walked In From a Business Trip
That was enough to leave.
I secured Lily in the back seat.
Bunny in her arms.
My suitcase still beside the front door.
Sarah stood on the porch as I drove away.
Lily watched her through the window until the house disappeared.
Then whispered:
“Dad?”