Lucas & Hannah — The Night I Learned What Love Could Not Protect
I crouched in the sand and obeyed.
The castle lasted eleven seconds before Clara knocked it over with great satisfaction.
Hannah sat on a nearby bench and watched us.
Later, when Clara ran to the slide, she joined me at the edge of the sandbox.
“You look different,” she said.
“I have fewer people telling me I’m important.”
“That helps.”
We laughed softly.
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