On Christmas

and tired.

“Claire?”

I turned away from Lily, who had finally fallen asleep, and pressed the phone to my ear.

“Dan.”

“What’s wrong?”

He knew immediately.

That was Daniel. He could hear a crack in my breathing from across a room.

“What happened?”

I tried to speak, but the words tangled.

“Claire.”

“My parents left the girls outside.”

Silence.

Then, “What?”

I told continue reading …