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Lydia came home hours later, bags in hand, her voice cheerful as she called for Olivia. When she saw me, she froze. When she saw the suitcases, her face drained of color.
She ran upstairs, slamming doors and ripping through drawers.
“Where are my things?”
“Locked up,” I said calmly. “You can earn them back.”
She accused me of theft.
I accused her of endangering a child with a fractured shoulder.
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