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at on the edge of her bed, hands folded tightly in her lap, as

r had been

kind. But no

een low and unreadable as he asked her to sit, and they ate with silver clinking so

h thing. A child's wish in

t became clear just

n thi

Aurora turned slowly, only to see a tray shoved into her hands

" Aurora said quietly, gestur

move faster. This isn't your fat

laughed. Au

rom hours of scrubbing, her hands wrin

didn't

he had or

carrying laundry up the stairs,

ng to be the la

glaring at her from the hallway. "You're just ano

d she say? That she was his wife? That the pain in her chest ever

away. Her eyes burned, but she wou

e it was small, but because the other half still carried his scen

e hadn't eaten since the bread

ssed. "You're just a pretty doll hi

n? He did