Chapter 7 Taken Away

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• My hands shook as I opened the door. The woman from Child Protective Services was tall and stern, with gray hair pulled back in a tight bun. Her badge read "Susan Walsh." The man beside her looked younger, maybe in his thirties, with kind eyes that didn't match the official clipboard in his hands.
• "Ms. Parker, I'm Susan Walsh from CPS. This is my colleague, David Chen. We've received reports about unsafe living conditions for your son."