Dismissing the Doubt
Hoping to brush off their son’s claim as the result of stress or imagination, the parents shifted focus to getting the baby home. They moved through the motions, gathering bags and thanking the staff, trying to act like everything was normal.
“She’s just adjusting,” the mother murmured, but the father’s mind was elsewhere. He kept glancing at their son, whose expression hadn’t changed. Though they hoped time would heal the strangeness, his words refused to fade.
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