An eight-year-old girl sleeps alone, but every morning she complains that her bed feels “too small.” When her mother checks the security camera at 2 a.m., she breaks down in silent tears…

Every morning Emily said something similar:

“Mom, I didn’t sleep well.”
“My bed felt too small.”
“I felt like I was being pushed to one side.”

One morning she asked a question that made my blood run cold:

“Mom… did you come into my room last night?”

I crouched down and looked her in the eyes.

“No. Why?”

Emily hesitated.

“Because… it felt like someone was lying next to me.”

I forced a laugh and kept my voice calm.

“You must have been dreaming. Mom slept with Dad all night.”

But from that moment on, I stopped sleeping peacefully.

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