One stormy night, thunder rattled the windows so hard the entire house shook.
Leila climbed into Nora’s bed first.
I followed shortly afterward.
Without opening her eyes, Nora lifted the blanket.
“You two are terrible at pretending to be brave,” she mumbled.
Leila curled against one side.
I settled against the other.
“You’re scared too,” I whispered.
“No,” Nora answered sleepily. “I’m responsible.”
She was only a child.
Yet somehow she spent her life taking care of everyone else.
Then everything changed.
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At first, adults whispered in corners.
They thought lowering their voices could hide the truth.
But Nora always understood more than people realized.
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