"Hmm?" Liliana patiently waited for Bobby to respond, but he only turned red with frustration, unable to find the words."Do you have a secret, Bobby? One you can't tell me?"Bobby hesitated, nodding at first before quickly shaking his head, looking visibly troubled. "Mommy, please don't be mad. I'll go home with you."Afraid that Liliana might be upset, he quickly reached out and tugged at her sleeve. "Let's go home, Mommy.""Good boy." Liliana gently patted his small head, but suspicion lingered in her mind. Had Bobby made a new friend while she was not around?Try as she might, she could not figure it out. "Alright, let's go home first. If you miss your friend here, I'll bring you back when I have time, okay?"She assumed that, at Bobby's age, any attachment he had would be fleeting. Once he met new friends, he would likely forget the ones from the hospital."Okay," Bobby agreed reluctantly.With that, Liliana took Bobby downstairs and left the hospital. Unbeknownst to her,
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