Chapter 8 - Returning to the Suburban Family Home Together
By sunrise, the police investigation at the restaurant concluded, and Mark drove Lucy and Jack back to their suburban home. The house looked different now—brighter, warmer, and filled with ghosts of the past that were finally being laid to rest.
Lucy walked through the front door, running her hand along the banister as if making sure it was real. Every room still held her pictures, her books, and her clothes, which Diane had never bothered to throw away out of some sick sense of ownership.
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Jack ran straight to his bedroom, grabbing his favorite baseball glove and tossing it up in the air with a wide grin. The dark cloud that had hung over their household for half a year vanished into the morning sunlight.
Mark stood in the hallway, watching his family return to life with a profound sense of unearned grace.
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