Chapter 80

• Liam:
• The park was buzzing with weekend life, children laughing as they chased each other, parents chatting on benches, the faint creak of swings swaying in rhythm with the breeze. Anastasia darted ahead, her tiny hand clutching her teddy bear like it was a shield against the world.
• There was a prize that she won and it amazed me how happy she was to get it. It was as if it was the one toy that she always wanted, though I knew that she had others.