Jessica’s Fear
Jessica’s eyes lock onto mine the moment I step into the kitchen, her brow furrowing with concern. “You okay?” she asks gently, sensing something’s off. I must’ve looked like I’d seen a ghost—pale, frozen in the doorway, unsure how to begin. A lump rises in my throat as the full weight of the news bears down, and all I can manage is a shaky, “We need to talk,” while trying to swallow the anxious knot twisting inside me.
Jessica’s Fear
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After dinner, once Caleb and Dylan are tucked into bed, I finally sit Jessica down and tell her what the doctor said, my voice trembling with every word. Her eyes widen in disbelief, then go distant, glazed with shock as she sits frozen, struggling to process it all. I can see her lips moving slightly, forming questions she can’t bring herself to ask. For a long moment, the only thing between us is a heavy, suffocating silence.
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