Chapter 2: Nine Words in the Dark
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I sat there on that cold hallway floor, my knees aching, my whole body trembling.
Lucas had whispered only nine words.
*"He makes Grandma sign papers when she's sleeping."*
I couldn't speak.
I couldn't move.
I just stared at my son's tear-streaked face while those nine words echoed inside my chest like a hammer.
"Show me," I finally managed.
"Show Mommy exactly what you saw."
Lucas wiped his eyes and crept to his feet.
He pointed at the narrow gap beneath Grandma's door.
"I watched through there," he whispered.
"Uncle Nicolas turns on the little lamp.
He holds her hand around a pen.
And she doesn't even wake up properly.
Her eyes are barely open."
My stomach dropped through the floor.
I stood up slowly, stepped to Mom's door, and pushed it open.
She was asleep.
Peaceful.
On her nightstand — a glass of water, her medication, and a small folded document I had never seen before.
My hand was shaking as I reached for it.
Before I could open it, my phone lit up on the hallway floor.
A text from Nicolas.
*"Just checking in.
How's Mom doing tonight?"*
I stood completely still, that folded paper in one hand, my phone in the other.
Lucas looked up at me, his voice barely a breath.
*"Mom.
He was here again last night.
After you fell asleep."*
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What was in that document — and how long has Nicolas been doing this behind her back?
What Lucas saw next will break your heart.
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