Chapter 2 - Unfolding The Faded Letter In The Quiet Bedroom
Caleb’s hands trembled slightly as he slid his thumb beneath the worn paper flap of the envelope. The dim light of the bedside lamp cast long, jittery shadows across Sadie’s small pink comforter.
With a slow, careful breath, he pulled out a folded sheet of cream-colored stationery covered in Mara’s familiar, elegant handwriting. Sadie watched him silently, her thumb still resting protectively over the strap of her gray foster care suitcase.
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“Dearest Caleb,” the letter began, the ink slightly smudged near the top margin as if a tear had fallen while she wrote it. “If you are reading this, it means the truth has finally found its way past the walls they built around us.”
Caleb’s eyes scanned the opening lines, a cold knot tightening rapidly in his stomach as the gravity of her words sank in.
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