{"id":8670,"date":"2026-11-14T20:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T20:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=8670"},"modified":"2026-11-14T20:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T20:59:20","slug":"my-husband-asked-for-a-break-in-our-marriage-and-disappeared-for-two-years-but-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=8670","title":{"rendered":"My husband asked for a break in our marriage and disappeared for two years \u2014 but when &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russell stood in the middle of the school auditorium, still wearing the ridiculous pink tutu. His hands trembled as he held a small, folded envelope. Nobody moved. Maisie was standing beside him, holding tightly to his hand. Her little face was glowing with happiness, completely unaware that the next few minutes would change everything. Russell looked at her first. Then he looked at me. \u201cTwo years ago, I walked out of this family\u2019s life,\u201d he began. \u201cI told myself I was doing the right thing. I told myself that leaving would protect the people I loved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fpnh11-2.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/905198262_122128607313257929_947047800700801509_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&amp;cstp=mx1122x1402&amp;ctp=s640x640&amp;_nc_cat=106&amp;_nc_map=urlgen_bucketless&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=8GvaiCZOEhEQ7kNvwHqkuiB&amp;_nc_oc=AdrbIIfgHMnDV3F76Lq0uk6mUDyFn_loQowKUV8w1hWqLCiCZFhQECY_AjFR0tIOy9M&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fpnh11-2.fna&amp;_nc_gid=9twSRmc_iD337md4tfgXPQ&amp;_nc_ss=7b2a8&amp;oh=00_AQROo750zkNQY-sr0cRodm6y1U8zy4hWRpBmLyq-0LbdMQ&amp;oe=6AFE8CB6\" alt=\"May be an image of child and dancing\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His voice cracked. \u201cBut the truth is, I was a coward.\u201d A few parents exchanged confused glances. I felt my stomach tighten. \u201cWhat are you talking about, Russell?\u201d I whispered. He swallowed hard. \u201cPlease, Sarah. Just let me finish.\u201d He unfolded the envelope. Inside was a photograph.<\/p>\n<p>It was an old photograph of the three of us at the beach. Maisie was only six months old, sitting between us with a tiny yellow sunhat. Russell was kissing her cheek, while I was laughing at something outside the frame. I remembered that day. It was one of the happiest days of our marriage. Russell stared at the photograph. \u201cI carried this everywhere,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery single day.\u201d Maisie tilted her head. \u201cDaddy, why do you have that picture?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He knelt in front of her. \u201cBecause I never stopped loving you, princess.\u201d \u201cThen why didn\u2019t you come home?\u201d The question was so simple. But it hit him harder than anything else. He lowered his head. \u201cI know, sweetheart.\u201d \u201cDid I do something bad?\u201d Russell immediately shook his head. \u201cNo. No, baby. Never. You could never do anything that would make Daddy stop loving you.\u201d \u201cThen why did you leave?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Nothing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stepped<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThat\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019ve<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asking<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">since<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">walked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saw<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Fear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fear<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Fear<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">telling<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slowly<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cSarah,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weeks<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">break,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">went<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hospital.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heart<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stopped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feeling<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sick<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">months.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exhausted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">getting<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dizzy.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sometimes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simple<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frowned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">working<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">late.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tired<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cRussell,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">down<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">envelope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAfter<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">several<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tests,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doctors<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">found<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">auditorium<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">completely<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThey<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">serious<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">neurological<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">condition.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exactly<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quickly<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">progress,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">warned<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">memory,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coordination,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eventually<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ability<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">care<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">deteriorate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">flew<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">condition?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hesitated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cHuntington\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disease.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">front<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">row<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gasped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">floor<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shift<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reading<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ago.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">genetic<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disease<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">affect<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">movement,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thinking,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cHow<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">long<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">known?\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whispered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cTwo<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stared<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cTwo<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">terrified.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cTerrified?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grew<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">louder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">terrified,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">abandoned<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wife<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">six-year-old<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protecting<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cFrom<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what?<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Loving<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shook<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cFrom<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watching<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disappear.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMy<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disease.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watched<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">change.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watched<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forget<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watched<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">struggle<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recognize<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seventeen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">showing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">symptoms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frightened<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">difficult<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doctor<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inherited<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">condition,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">girl<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">growing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watching<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recognize.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">squeezed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDaddy,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Daddy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tear<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rolled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">down<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cheek.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">princess.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shaky<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBut<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mommy.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explain<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">able<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dance<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">homework,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">birthdays.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tears<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">running<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">down<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sadness<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quickly<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mixing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Anger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">terrible,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">burning<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cRussell,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trusted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stand<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decision<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">even<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asking<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lowered<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">right.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reached<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">envelope<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThere<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pulled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">second<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">showed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sitting<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hospital<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looking<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thinner<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medical<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bracelet<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrapped<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">around<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAfter<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moved<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">city.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tried<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">manage<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">alone.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attended<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appointments.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">joined<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">support<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">group.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paused.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eight<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">months<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ago,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">schoolteacher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cCan<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">show<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everyone<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teacher<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">uncertainly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phone<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">connected<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">auditorium<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">video<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appeared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dated<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eight<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">months<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sitting<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hospital<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pale.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">older<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recognize.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holding<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cSarah,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quietly,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cthis<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">meet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">video<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sadly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pressed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cHello,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sarah,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMy<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Margaret.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breath<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">caught.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">almost<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">five<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quiet<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kind.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">After<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">died,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moved<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">live<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">near<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">realized<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">involved<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">video<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThere\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hasn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Margaret<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cSomething<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019ve<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">many<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">times.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wiped<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cRussell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disappear<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">afraid<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">diagnosis.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">promise<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crying<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ill,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">promise<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watch<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suffer<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">way<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watched<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shook<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMy<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">promise<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ever<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inherited<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disease,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leave<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">too<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">difficult.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Margaret\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trembled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBut<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">misunderstood<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">promise.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">abandon<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">family.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seek<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">live.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">video<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Nobody<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stared<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hundreds<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">possible<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explanations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Another<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">secret<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">terrible<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">argument<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgiven.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">even<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wondered<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fallen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">love<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Still,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhy<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">call?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wiped<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAt<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">few<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">few<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weeks.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Every<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stayed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">harder<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explain.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bring<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hear<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ask<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coming<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">calling,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asking<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stepped<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ask,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Daddy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sweetheart.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDid<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forget<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crumpled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNot<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">even<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">birthday?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cEspecially<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">birthday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reached<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pocket<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pulled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stack<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">envelopes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThese<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">letters<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrote<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThere<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">twenty-three<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">One<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">birthday,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holiday,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">special<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">missed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">envelopes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Some<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">drawings<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Others<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">written<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crooked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handwriting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">touched<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhy<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">send<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBecause<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ashamed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">found<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cRussell,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disease<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">may<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explain<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">afraid.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doesn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explain<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believe<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worth<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coming<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">get<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stand<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stage,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">speech,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expect<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgiven.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expect<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cGood.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wiped<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cheeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBecause<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ever<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgive<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lowered<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">none<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">walked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">microphone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wearing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pink<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tutu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shoes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">soft<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tapping<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sounds<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">against<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cCan<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">say<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">teacher<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">microphone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cEverybody<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">says<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father-daughter<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paused.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBut<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daddy<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembers<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">few<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">laughed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cSo<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dance<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anyway.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">music<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wearing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ridiculous<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pink<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tutu,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tiny<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">danced<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">noticed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trembling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">music<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ended,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stumbled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slightly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">caught<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Our<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">met.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frightened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frightened<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suddenly,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">abandoned<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">running<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">find<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">way<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgetting<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pain<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">caused.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 xce2ely xvmwfg3 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1603h9y xladpa3 x1lliihq x1s688f x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"title\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PART<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">2:<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">THE<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PROMISE<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">THAT<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">BROKE<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">OUR<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">FAMILY<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evening,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asleep<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">old<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tucked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pillow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refused<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leave<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">staying<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tonight,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">right,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Daddy?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knelt<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cTonight,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019ll<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cPromise?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kissed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forehead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cPromise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Within<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">minutes,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doorway,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watching<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gently<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pulled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blanket<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shoulders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">noticed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stuffed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bunny<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bunny<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carried<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everywhere<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">since<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">picked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">examined<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pink<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ribbon<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">around<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">neck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">has<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whispered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">takes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everywhere.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sadly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">buying<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lot<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNot<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">used<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">walked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">downstairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">several<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">minutes,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">neither<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">strange<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shoes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">jacket<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hanging<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">details<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">once<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">place<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feel<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seemed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">almost<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">foreign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">poured<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cups<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">used<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eat<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breakfast<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">together<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">helped<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learn<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">write<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">waited<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cTell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAfter<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">few<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">months<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">convincing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">right<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rented<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">apartment.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">job<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">repairing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">computers.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">went<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medical<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appointments<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">alone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhy<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Eventually.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">say?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">biggest<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mistake<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stared<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tried<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">convince<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refused.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBecause<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">look<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">differently.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">laughed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bitterly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cOf<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">course<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">differently.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sick.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">terrible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNo,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weren\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">person<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suffered.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">right.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMaisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stopped<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asking<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lifted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cShe<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stopped<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asking<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coming<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stopped<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">drawing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pictures<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">telling<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">school<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">somewhere<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">far<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">covered<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cSarah\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cOne<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">night,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daddy\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">girl<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anymore<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hurt<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">too<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explain<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eight-year-old<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sometimes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">adults<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">choices<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">their<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">buried<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">am<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sorry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">across<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hospital<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">visit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hospital<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">visit?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThree<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">months<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ago.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bad<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asthma<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attack.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">night<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sitting<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">went<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">completely<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cOf<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">course<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weren\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refrigerator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holding<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">backpack<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiling<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">proudly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pictures,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whispered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cOf<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">course<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cEven<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mine?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cRussell,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">angry<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">erase<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">childhood.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slowly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reached<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pocket<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pulled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">notebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worn<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">around<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">edges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">placed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMy<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medical<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">journal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Inside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appointment<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dates,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medication<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">notes,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">descriptions<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pages<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handwriting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Some<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">neat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Others<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">almost<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">impossible<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">last<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">contained<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sentence<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">written<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">large<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">letters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">If<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forget<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hope<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">named<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">once<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dancing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hold<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cRussell\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cSome<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hands<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">work<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">properly.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sometimes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">struggle<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">find<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">words.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019ve<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">having<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trouble<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">balance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAre<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">getting<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">treatment?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYes.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">working<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">specialist.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">therapies<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">support<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">services<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">manage<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">some<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">symptoms,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cure<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">here<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">today?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBecause<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doctor<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">last<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">month.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cHe<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paused.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">see<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThat\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shook<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThat\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">found<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">courage<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">long<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">avoiding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAre<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">planning<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stay?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWanting<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">isn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAre<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disappear<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">get<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">difficult?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cHow<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believe<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">directly<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shouldn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believe<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">words.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watch<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">once,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slowly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThere\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stomach<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tighten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBefore<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">today,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoke<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lawyer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frowned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBecause<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sure<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">financially<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">envelope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Inside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">documents<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">showing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">arranged<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trust<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">education<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">future<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">letter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">addressed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sarah,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">right<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ask<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgive<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">questions<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">yours<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">alone.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cannot<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">give<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">birthdays<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">missed,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nights<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cried,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wondering<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wish<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spend<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whatever<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">deserves.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expect<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expect<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forget.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">deserves<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reason<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">deserved<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trusted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stand<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">am<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sorry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">folded<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">letter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hear<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticking<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDid<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ever<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stop<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loving<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNot<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trust<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">long<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBecause<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">meant<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protecting<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pain.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sometimes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loving<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">means<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">allowing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pain<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">too,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBut<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">love<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">argue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">show<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">am<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">night,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slept<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slept<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">upstairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Neither<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slept<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">downstairs<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">next<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">found<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sitting<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">helping<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">draw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">drawn<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holding<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">One<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wearing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pink<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">One<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wearing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">third<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wearing<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">very<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">large<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pink<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tutu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">laughed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">despite<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">proudly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cIt\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pointed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tutu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDaddy<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wants<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wear<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cApparently,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reputation<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">maintain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sounded<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">family<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rebuilding<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">family<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hardest<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">part<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 xce2ely xvmwfg3 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1603h9y xladpa3 x1lliihq x1s688f x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"title\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PART<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">3:<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">THE<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">DAUGHTER<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">WHO<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">TAUGHT<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">HER<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">FATHER<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">HOW<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">TO<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">COME<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">HOME<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">following<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weeks<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">easy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attending<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medical<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appointments<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">specialist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">This<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">go<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accompanied<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgiven.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marriage<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suddenly<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">perfect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needed<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stability,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doctor<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explained<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Huntington\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disease<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">affect<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">differently.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Some<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">symptoms<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">progress<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slowly,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">others<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">challenging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">treatment<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">options<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">manage<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">symptoms,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">physical<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">therapy,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">emotional<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">support,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">genetic<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">counseling<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">relatives<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dozens<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quietly<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">At<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">point,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doctor<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMr.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">support<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">system?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">glanced<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">am<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">build<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doctor<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThat\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">important.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">On<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">way<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Russell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unusually<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quiet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Finally,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">scared.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cSo<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">am<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Maisie<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doesn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recognize?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pulled<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">car<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cListen<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carefully.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">get<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decide<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">better<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">off<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hear<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me?<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">get<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disappear<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">afraid<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cIf<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ask<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">If<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frightened,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">If<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bad<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bad<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reached<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span>\u00a0<span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-d-component=\"text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=8671\">CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING THE NEXT \ud83d\udc49PART 2-My 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