My mother often told me, “Don’t sit on Grandpa’s lap.” I never understood why. One day, I didn’t listen to her and sat down anyway. Grandpa smiled, leaned close to my ear, and whispered, “Can you come sleep beside me tonight?”

It was Grandpa. Mom opened the  door but didn’t invite him inside.

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“Dad, why are you here?”

“To get Lily.”

Mom’s face changed.

“No.”

Grandpa looked at her for a long moment.

“Sarah, you can’t protect her from everything forever.”

“She’s a child.”

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