Piper — The Secret of the Locked Freezer
Now I began learning that sometimes love meant allowing her to decide how much of her own fear to share.
That night she let me turn off the hallway light for ten minutes.
When she called my name, I turned it back on.
Ten minutes was enough.
Two days later, a court notice arrived concerning the custody schedule.
It was still temporary, with reviews planned.
I filed it beside Piper’s school drawings, reminded again that healing and legal process followed separate calendars.
PART 20
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