Eve was helping Cassey with her homework when the doorbell rang.
She hadn't been expecting anyone, but when she opened the door, surprise flickered across her face.
"Oh wow!" she gasped, her eyes immediately landing on Dylan. "You're walking!"
But her initial excitement was short-lived.
Something was off.
The boy she had known to be full of life, always grinning ear to ear, was now standing in front of her, looking defeated. His eyes were red-rimmed, his shoulders tense.
Cammy stood beside him, her usual confident aura replaced by something weary and fragile. Even their nanny, who was normally composed, looked uneasy.
Eve's smile faltered.
"Uhm… c-come in, please," she said, stepping aside.
The three of them hurried inside, moving as if carrying a weight too heavy to bear any longer.
