Lucy's gaze locked onto the tall standing mansion, its grandeur stirring up a hurricane of emotions within her... Hope, fear, and a dash of desperation. All swirling together in a toxic cocktail that threatened to swallow her whole.Arizona's voice piped through Lucy's mind from behind bringing her back to consciousness.Arizona's hand slipped into Lucy's, her eyes sparkling with curiosity. "Mommy, who lives here?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper."You weren't listening before, were you?" Lucy's eyes interlocked into that of five years old with eyes that sparked with innocence and rendered anyone powerful.The hushed breath that had gathered in Lucy's chest rushed out. She hesitated. Wondering how she would make the heart-stomping reveal once more."We're seeing a special friend, sweetie. Someone that I have known for a while and I would love the both of you to be best of friends." Lucy's words felt hollow, as she tried to reassure herself once again.She should have done
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