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\u201cKenzo?\u201d I bent down, brushing his hair from his eyes. \u201cBaby, talk to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He lifted his face. The terror there made my breath catch.<\/p>\n

\u201cMama\u2026\u201d His voice cracked. \u201cWe can\u2019t go back there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The air around us seemed to tighten.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d I whispered.<\/p>\n

He swallowed hard, as if forcing the truth out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard Daddy this morning. He was in the garage. He said tonight something really bad has to happen\u2026 and he needed to be far away when it did. He said someone else would \u2018finish it\u2019 so no one blamed him.\u201d<\/p>\n

My pulse slammed in my ears.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinish\u2026 what?\u201d I asked, barely breathing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKenzo?\u201d I bent down, brushing his hair from his eyes. \u201cBaby, talk to me.\u201d He lifted his face. The terror there made my breath catch. \u201cMama\u2026\u201d His voice cracked. \u201cWe can\u2019t go back there.\u201d The air around us seemed to tighten. \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d I whispered. He swallowed hard, as if forcing the truth…<\/p>\n

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