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For weeks, everything was perfect. But in late October, something began to unravel.
It started quietly, subtly.
Gone were the days when Lily came skipping happily to the car every morning, swinging her little backpack and humming the alphabet song under her breath. She used to arrive home talking a mile a minute—about art projects, songs, and who got to be the line leader that day.
But now, she would linger in her room longer than usual, fidgeting with her socks like they were made of thorns. Her shoes “didn’t feel right,” she said, and tears showed up for no reason.
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