Before I could respond — before I could beg or scream or cry — he was gone. The door slammed shut behind him with a deafening thud. And just like that, everything I thought I knew unraveled.
I looked down at my daughters, cradled in my arms, their tiny faces serene.
“It’s okay, sweethearts,” I whispered, though my heart felt anything but okay.
And for the first time since they were born, I began to cry.
An upset woman with her twin daughters | Source: Midjourney
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