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Do not be afraid.

Author: Bishop Writes
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Amanda

I held my daughter close, feeling the steady rise and fall of her small chest against mine as I gently petted her hair. The room was dim, illuminated only by the soft glow of her nightlight casting gentle shadows on the walls. The rhythmic motion of my hand on her head was meant to soothe, to comfort, but my mind was restless, churning with unspoken fears and unanswered questions.

"How did you get lost today, sweetheart?" I asked softly, my voice barely a whisper in the quiet of the night. It was a question that had been gnawing at me ever since I found her, tear-streaked and trembling, at the edge of the woods that she knew so well.

Those woods had been her playground, a place of adventure and imagination, yet today they had turned into a labyrinth that had swallowed her up and spat her out, terrified and confused.

She didn't answer right away. Instead, she burrowed deeper into my embrace, her tiny fingers clutching at my shirt as if she feared I might disappear if she let g
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