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My mouth went dry, my limbs turned to lead. I looked across the table at Eli. His eyelids were drooping, his small hand rubbing his eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMom,\u201d he slurred, his voice small and frightened. \u201cMy tummy hurts\u2026 and I\u2019m so sleepy.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when I knew. The look in Jared\u2019s eyes wasn\u2019t concern. It was\u2026 observation. He was watching us, waiting. It wasn\u2019t food poisoning. It was poison.<\/p>\n

With my last ounce of strength, I lurched from my chair, grabbing Eli\u2019s arm and pulling him down to the floor with me, out of Jared\u2019s line of sight from the kitchen. I collapsed, making it look as real as I could, and listened. I listened as he walked over, stood above us, and delivered our eulogy into his phone.<\/p>\n

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My mouth went dry, my limbs turned to lead. I looked across the table at Eli. His eyelids were drooping, his small hand rubbing his eyes. \u201cMom,\u201d he slurred, his voice small and frightened. \u201cMy tummy hurts\u2026 and I\u2019m so sleepy.\u201d That\u2019s when I knew. The look in Jared\u2019s eyes wasn\u2019t concern. It was\u2026 observation….<\/p>\n

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