Chapter 16 - A Thousand Miles AwaySix months later, David, Leah, and Maya lived in a different state.
A thousand miles separated them from the house where fear had once lived.
Their new home was bright.
Open.
Warm.
There were no hidden cameras.
No lockboxes.
No emergency bags beside the door.
The kitchen cabinets were filled with ordinary tea and spices.
Leah could walk through the nursery without checking the shadows.
And Maya was growing faster every day.
Her laughter filled the house.
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David sometimes stopped whatever he was doing simply to listen.
He never wanted to forget what that sound had cost them.
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Chapter 17 - 3:12 A.M.Leah still woke sometimes at 3:12 in the morning.
Chapter 18 - What Family Really MeansOne afternoon, David watched Maya crawling across the living-room floor.
Chapter 19 - The Last PhotographBefore leaving their old city, David had kept one photograph.
Chapter 20 - The DoorA year later, sunlight filled their home.
