A Morning of Silence
The room fell silent. Standing in the dim early light, the mother struggled to breathe as she waited for her eldest son to speak. Her heart pounded like a drum while she watched him cradle his younger brother with tender protection.
Finally, in a whisper, the boy said, “I have to protect him, Mom. They told me he might be taken away.”
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