At 2 A.M., a Hidden

caught her doing something wrong.

That nearly broke me.

“Ethan,” Mom said softly, switching masks. “You’re tired. You don’t understand what’s happening.”

“I understand everything.”

“No, you don’t. Ava has been struggling. I didn’t want to worry you, but she’s not herself. She gets emotional. She—”

I held up my phone.

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