![]() She'd always assumed that it was a sign that Danny would one day catch up to Jack's size, not that he was… Growing pains. Between the two of them, Jack and Danny put away massive amounts of food. "I need to ask you about something." Jazz's shoes scuffed against the tiled floor. They'd spent too much time lately living off fast food and hospital meals. There was strawberry jam, a jar that looked like jello but on closer inspection was an ecto-sample, a box of ecto-weenies that rattled when she pushed it away. Did they have any leftovers? A Tupperware near the back held some pasta, but when she opened it she discovered a thriving colony of mold. ![]() She opened the fridge, pushing aside a half-eaten block of fudge and a near-empty gallon jug of milk. "I thought you and Dad were studying in the lab. Maddie heard her pull out a kitchen chair, metal legs scraping against the tile, and sink into it. She dropped her purse on the table next to the couch and went to the kitchen. "Oh.thank you." Maddie walked past her daughter into the house. Maddie dropped her gaze, heart twisting in knots she couldn't stand to see her children in pain. The bruise spreading from the bandage taped to the right side of her face had darkened spectacularly, red and purple splotches ringing around a plum-colored eye. She held an icepack against the side of her head with one hand and leaned on the door frame with the other. "Mom?" Jazz, her voice thick with sleep and the lingering effects of the concussion. She was searching through her purse, turning the contents over and over, when the door opened from the inside. It took her three tries before she realized the ones she was trying to fit into the lock belonged to the RV. ![]() The next thing Maddie became aware of was fumbling with the keys at the front door. She didn't remember leaving the hospital, or the drive home. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.
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