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\u201cYes. Because it\u2019s my job to keep you safe. And I can\u2019t keep you safe if the person supposed to protect you is the one locking the door.\u201d<\/div>\n
Lily nodded slowly, processing this. \u201cSo\u2026 we aren\u2019t going back?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cNot to live with her. Never again.\u201d<\/div>\n
She let out a breath she seemed to have been holding for days. She leaned into me, resting her head on my shoulder. \u201cOkay. I like it better here anyway. The doors have locks I can reach.\u201d<\/div>\n
My heart broke and healed simultaneously.<\/div>\n
Patricia, however, was not done. The thirty-day deadline was approaching, and silence had fallen over the communication lines. I assumed she was packing.<\/div>\n
I was wrong.<\/div>\n
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\u201cYes. Because it\u2019s my job to keep you safe. And I can\u2019t keep you safe if the person supposed to protect you is the one locking the door.\u201d Lily nodded slowly, processing this. \u201cSo\u2026 we aren\u2019t going back?\u201d \u201cNot to live with her. Never again.\u201d She let out a breath she seemed to have been…<\/p>\n

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