“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
One broken vending machine.
Bunny between us.
PART 7 — “YOU CAME HOME”
At 2:14 in the morning, Lily whispered from the other bed.
“Dad?”
“I’m awake.”
“You came home early.”
“Yes.”
“What if you didn’t?”
I stared at the ceiling.