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Mom reached out, her hand hovering over my shoulder. \u201cSweetheart, we heard what happened. The flour in the baby powder\u2026 it was just a silly prank. Natalie feels terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

My head snapped up so fast my neck cracked. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was supposed to be funny,\u201d Natalie said, actually rolling her eyes. She shifted her weight, looking bored. \u201cI switched it out when I was over last week. I didn\u2019t think it would be such a big deal. Babies breathe in dust all the time. You\u2019re being dramatic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rage that flooded my body was unlike anything I had ever known. It wasn\u2019t hot; it was ice cold.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou switched my baby powder with flour?\u201d I whispered, my voice rising. \u201cMy daughter almost\u00a0died<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dad\u2019s hand clamped down on my shoulder, his grip punishing. \u201cKeep your voice down. This is a hospital. People are staring.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe could have died!\u201d I screamed, shoving his hand away.<\/p>\n

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Mom reached out, her hand hovering over my shoulder. \u201cSweetheart, we heard what happened. The flour in the baby powder\u2026 it was just a silly prank. Natalie feels terrible.\u201d My head snapped up so fast my neck cracked. \u201cWhat?\u201d \u201cIt was supposed to be funny,\u201d Natalie said, actually rolling her eyes. She shifted her weight,…<\/p>\n

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