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Chapter 8

My babies grew.

Noah learned to laugh first.

Emma became fearless.

Rose liked to hold my finger whenever she slept.

My mother moved in for a few months.

She cooked meals, changed diapers, and reminded me to sleep.

“You don’t have to be strong every second,” she told me.

I had spent so long thinking strength meant never falling apart.

Now I knew strength meant allowing people to love you while you healed.

The trust was restored.

Grant’s company was sold.

Some of the money was used to create a foundation for mothers facing medical emergencies without support.

We called it the Holloway Hope Fund.

Not for Grant.

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For the name my children carried.

I wanted them to associate it with protection, not abandonment.

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