Desperate
Mrs. Wood finally emerged, closed her notebook, told Darren that she’d “be in touch” and showed herself out while Darren tried to comfort Natalie.
Without any prompting, she sobbed: “I told her what I told you, dad. Every morning I wake up with marks and I don’t know how they got there!” After weeks of frustration, tears, and tension in their home, he couldn’t take it anymore and made a decision.
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