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Years melted away. She went from fairy wings and sidewalk chalk to driver’s education and heated arguments over curfew. But even when she slammed doors, he never raised his voice. He’d made a promise to himself the night she walked into his life: she would never feel abandoned again.
She was 19 now.

That evening, Daniel was finishing dinner when it happened. Just like before.
Another knock.
Not heavy. Not frantic. Just… there.
He froze mid-step, his pulse quickening in a way he didn’t like. The last time someone knocked like that, his life changed forever.
He opened the door.
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