The next part changes everything.

“Okay,” I said.

My voice felt steadier than I expected.

“Then call them. Book the earliest date.”

My husband stared at me.

“I’ll do it,” I said.

The boy’s fingers tightened around mine.

Standing there beside his bed, surrounded by drawings and a box of tiny paper stars, something inside me finally shifted.

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