I only wanted to give my daughter the sunrise she had asked for. But what began at the Grand Canyon soon forced me to reopen a part of our past I thought was long over.<\/p>\n
Hailey was thirteen when the doctors told me the treatments were no longer working.<\/p>\n
We\u2019d spent years fighting her illness \u2013 hospital rooms, surgeries, medications, specialists in three different states.<\/p>\n
I tried everything.<\/p>\n
Her father didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
The treatments were no longer working.<\/p>\n
Two months after Hailey\u2019s diagnosis, my husbnad packed a bag.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t live like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
He never came back.<\/p>\n
So it was just Hailey and me. I worked extra shifts, slept in hospital chairs and learned every medication by name.<\/p>\n
Eventually, even the doctors ran out of options.<\/p>\n
Her father didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about another study?\u201d I asked Dr. Carter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve checked them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother specialist?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cClaire, I\u2019ve sent Hailey\u2019s case everywhere I can.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd nobody can help?\u201d<\/p>\n
Even the doctors ran out of options.<\/p>\n
His silence answered me.<\/p>\n
One night, Hailey looked at me and said, \u201cMom, I don\u2019t want another hospital trip. I want to see the Grand Canyon at sunrise.\u201d<\/p>\n
I called Dr. Carter that night to make sure she could handle the drive.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this is what she wants, take her,\u201d he said. \u201cJust tell me exactly where you\u2019ll be in case I need to reach you.\u201d<\/p>\n
So I did.<\/p>\n
I want to see the Grand Canyon at sunrise.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Two days later, I put blankets, her medication, and everything she might need into the car.<\/p>\n
We drove through the night.<\/p>\n
By five in the morning, we were sitting together near the overlook, wrapped in blankets.<\/p>\n
Hailey was exhausted, but smiling.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew it would be beautiful,\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n
Take her.<\/p>\n
The sky was turning pale when a park ranger hurried toward us.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you her mother?\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach tightened. \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHer doctor called the park office. He said I had to reach you before the sun came up.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stood so quickly the blanket fell from my shoulders. \u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
It would be beautiful.<\/p>\n
The ranger reached inside his jacket.<\/p>\n
Then he pulled something out and held it toward me. \u201cMa\u2019am, your daughter\u2019s doctor said you need to see this before she watches that sunrise.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ranger was holding a white envelope with my name on it.<\/p>\n
I stared at it. \u201cThat\u2019s it?\u201d<\/p>\n
I had to reach you before the sun came up.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s everything Dr. Carter asked us to give you. He said it was medical and he didn\u2019t want anyone here discussing it with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
I tore it open.<\/p>\n
There were only two sentences.<\/p>\n
\u2018Please return to the hospital immediately. Please don\u2019t make any decisions about Hailey until you hear what we found.\u2019<\/p>\n
I read it twice.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s everything Dr. Carter asked us to give you.<\/p>\n
Hailey leaned toward me. \u201cWhat does it say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt says Dr. Carter wants us back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her smile disappeared. \u201cNow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I crumpled the edge of the paper in my fist.<\/p>\n
Please return to the hospital immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cN-no. Absolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ranger shifted awkwardly. \u201cMa\u2019am, I don\u2019t know what this is about.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know. I\u2019m sorry. I\u2019m not angry at you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hailey touched my wrist. \u201cMom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe d-drove all night for this.\u201d<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know what this is about.<\/p>\n
\u201cMom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey told us there was nothing else. They d-don\u2019t get to drag you back into a hospital because somebody changed their mind about one more test.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSlow down, Mom.\u201d<\/p>\n
That stopped me.<\/p>\n
She only said that when my childhood stutter started creeping back into my voice.<\/p>\n
Stress had always brought it back, especially when I was scared or angry.<\/p>\n
They told us there was nothing else.<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n
Hailey squeezed my hand. \u201cIf Dr. Carter sent a ranger after us, maybe this isn\u2019t another goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at her. \u201cYou w-want to go b-back?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to see the sunrise first.\u201d<\/p>\n
So we did.<\/p>\n
Stress had always brought it back.<\/p>\n
The canyon slowly turned gold beneath us, and Hailey rested her head against my shoulder.<\/p>\n
Then she whispered, \u201cOkay. Now we can go.\u201d<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Six hours later, I was marching into Dr. Carter\u2019s office with Hailey beside me.<\/p>\n
He stood before I even sat down. \u201cI\u2019m sorry I scared you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maybe this isn\u2019t another goodbye.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou sent a park ranger after my daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t reach your phone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was no signal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen tell me why we\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n
I scared you.<\/p>\n
He glanced at Hailey. \u201cBecause yesterday afternoon I received a call from a research team in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n
Germany was already more than I\u2019d expected to hear.<\/p>\n
But there was a lot Dr. Carter still hadn\u2019t told me.<\/p>\n
Hailey frowned. \u201cGermany?\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Carter nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did they even know about me?\u201d<\/p>\n
I received a call from a research team in Germany.<\/p>\n
For half a second, Dr. Carter hesitated. \u201cYour records have been circulating among specialists for some time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause you sent them?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
I caught the wording. \u201cSome?\u201d<\/p>\n
Your records have been circulating among specialists.<\/p>\n
But he was already opening Hailey\u2019s file.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat matters right now is that this team responded.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cR-responded how?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re conducting an early clinical study involving a new approach for patients with your specific disease profile. Your records were reviewed preliminarily.\u201d<\/p>\n
I grabbed the arm of my chair. \u201cWhat are you saying?\u201d<\/p>\n
He was already opening Hailey\u2019s file.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m saying Hailey may meet their eligibility criteria.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMay?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are still tests. There are no guarantees.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hailey asked, \u201cWould it cure me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one can promise that.\u201d<\/p>\n
They\u2019re conducting an early clinical study.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen what can it do?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe researchers believe it may slow or potentially stop the progression. At this stage, that would be significant.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt something dangerous rise inside me.<\/p>\n
Hope.<\/p>\n
I had learned to fear it almost as much as bad news.<\/p>\n
And I still hadn\u2019t heard the part that would leave me with more questions than answers.<\/p>\n
There are no guarantees.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen would we have to go?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo Germany?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach sank. \u201cAnd how exactly am I supposed to afford Germany?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hope.<\/p>\n
Dr. Carter didn\u2019t answer immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou won\u2019t have to.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at him. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTravel, accommodations, program-related expenses. They\u2019ve already been covered.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cW-who paid for it?\u201d<\/p>\n
How am I supposed to afford Germany?<\/p>\n
Dr. Carter hesitated.<\/p>\n
And suddenly, I knew this was the part he had been dreading.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was asked not to tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stood. \u201cY-you called a national park to find me, but you c-can\u2019t tell me who is paying tens of thousands of dollars for my child?\u201d<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve already been covered.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand how that sounds.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cN-no, you don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMom,\u201d Hailey said quietly.<\/p>\n
I forced myself back into the chair. \u201cHow long has this person been involved?\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Carter hesitated. \u201cYears.\u201d<\/p>\n
This was the part he had been dreading.<\/p>\n
\u201cD-doing what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cContacting specialists. Sending research. Keeping Hailey\u2019s records in circulation.\u201d<\/p>\n
That answer bothered me more than the money.<\/p>\n
Very few people had known how serious Hailey\u2019s condition was in those first months.<\/p>\n
Years.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
That night, in a motel near the hospital, I made a list.<\/p>\n
Hailey looked over from the other bed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re investigating your mystery donor?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m trying to figure out who knew about your diagnosis that early.\u201d<\/p>\n
She thought for a moment. \u201cAunt Rachel?\u201d<\/p>\n
I made a list.<\/p>\n
\u201cPossible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandma?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe would\u2019ve told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hailey watched me cross off another name. \u201cWhat if you\u2019re asking the wrong question?\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked up. \u201cWhat question should I be asking?\u201d<\/p>\n
Who knew about your diagnosis that early.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot who has that kind of money.\u201d She shrugged. \u201cWho cared enough to keep looking for years?\u201d<\/p>\n
My pen stopped.<\/p>\n
There weren\u2019t many names left on the page.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Three days later, Germany confirmed Hailey could travel for final screening.<\/p>\n
Dr. Carter handed me a folder. \u201cConsent forms, medical summaries, travel information.\u201d<\/p>\n
What if you\u2019re asking the wrong question?<\/p>\n
I flipped through it at his desk. \u201cWho booked the apartment?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe research coordinator handled most logistics.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMost?\u201d<\/p>\n
He gave me a warning look.<\/p>\n
I kept reading.<\/p>\n
Germany confirmed Hailey could travel.<\/p>\n
Then I saw a page titled EMERGENCY AND FUNDING CONTACT.<\/p>\n
A black bar covered most of the line.<\/p>\n
But whoever had redacted the document had missed one field.<\/p>\n
First name: Ethan.<\/p>\n
My fingers went numb.<\/p>\n
\u201cE-E-E\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
EMERGENCY AND FUNDING CONTACT.<\/p>\n
Hailey looked up. \u201cMom?\u201d<\/p>\n
I pointed at the page.<\/p>\n
Dr. Carter\u2019s face told me everything before he spoke. \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan?\u201d<\/p>\n
He exhaled. \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan.<\/p>\n
I pushed back from the desk so hard my chair struck the wall.<\/p>\n
\u201cN-no.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease sit down.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cH-he abandoned her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n
\u201cN-no, you know what he t-told you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hailey stared between us. \u201cDad paid for this?\u201d<\/p>\n
I tried to answer, but the words caught.<\/p>\n
\u201cH-he thinks he can d-disappear for years and then b-buy his way back?\u201d<\/p>\n
H-he abandoned her.<\/p>\n
Dr. Carter shook his head.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe specifically asked not to be credited.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTh-that makes it worse!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMom.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Hailey.<\/p>\n
He specifically asked not to be credited.<\/p>\n
She was still staring at Ethan\u2019s name on the page.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to know what he did.\u201d<\/p>\n
That stopped me.<\/p>\n
I hated that Ethan could still do this to me. But this wasn\u2019t only my anger anymore.<\/p>\n
Hailey deserved the truth too.<\/p>\n
There was only one question left: what had Ethan actually been doing all those years?<\/p>\n
Th-that makes it worse!<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Years ago, during our last fight, I stood in our kitchen while Ethan packed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you going?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen put the bag down.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t live like this, Claire.\u201d<\/p>\n
What had Ethan actually been doing all those years?<\/p>\n
\u201cL-like what?\u201d<\/p>\n
He zipped the bag.<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan, d-don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cD-don\u2019t you dare say that and walk out.\u201d<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t live like this.<\/p>\n
But he did.<\/p>\n
I had been so furious that my stutter swallowed everything else I wanted to say.<\/p>\n
He left while I was still fighting for the words.<\/p>\n
Now his name has done it again.<\/p>\n
D-don\u2019t you dare say that…<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Dr. Carter said, \u201cThere is something you don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan contacted me two years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at him. \u201cTwo years?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd before me, he\u2019d already contacted other specialists.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now his name has done it again.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBoston. Toronto. Zurich. Berlin.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cO-oh my G-God.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe kept sending research, asking whether anything applied to Hailey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hailey stared at him. \u201cHe\u2019s been doing this the whole time?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u2019d already contacted other specialists.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot perfectly. Not consistently. But for years.\u201d<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
I called Ethan from the parking lot.<\/p>\n
\u201cClaire? Did something happen to Hailey?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFlagstaff.\u201d<\/p>\n
Forty minutes away.<\/p>\n
Not perfectly. Not consistently.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came because the German team\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCoffee shop on Birch. Thirty minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cClaire\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThirty.\u201d<\/p>\n
I thought I had one question for Ethan.<\/p>\n
By the time I left that coffee shop, the money would be the easiest part to understand.<\/p>\n
I came because the German team\u2026<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Ethan was already waiting.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have five minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded. \u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did you leave?\u201d<\/p>\n
His eyes dropped. \u201cI panicked. I couldn\u2019t sit there watching her get worse while everyone told us to accept it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The money would be the easiest part to understand.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you abandoned us?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. I started looking for something they\u2019d missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could\u2019ve used a phone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI did. Hundreds of times. You blocked me. And whenever I called from another number, you blocked that one too.\u201d<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t sit there watching her get worse.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo where were you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWherever I could find work. Arizona. Nevada. Germany for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd all that time?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI kept looking.\u201d<\/p>\n
He reached down and pulled a battered folder from his bag.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n
You blocked me.<\/p>\n
Instead of answering, he slid it across the table.<\/p>\n
I opened it.<\/p>\n
Boston. Toronto. Zurich. Berlin.<\/p>\n
Emails.
\nApplications.
\nRejections.
\nNames of doctors I recognized and others I didn\u2019t.
\nThe oldest was dated less than six months after he left us.<\/p>\n
I kept looking.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou kept all of this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI kept hoping one of them would stop saying no.\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed the folder. \u201cNone of this explains why you stopped being her father.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen explain it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boston. Toronto. Zurich. Berlin.<\/p>\n
He looked down. \u201cBecause I came back once.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFour years ago. You were working. I saw Hailey.\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach dropped. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI found a program in Switzerland. I was convinced it was different. I told her they might be able to help.\u201d<\/p>\n
None of this explains why you stopped being her father.<\/p>\n
I remembered that year.<\/p>\n
Hailey had shut everyone out after the program fell through.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe program lost funding before her intake,\u201d Ethan said. \u201cWhen I told her, she said, \u2018Then don\u2019t come back with another maybe.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that was enough for you to disappear again?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d His eyes dropped. \u201cBut I pretended it was.\u201d<\/p>\n
I told her they might be able to help.<\/p>\n
\u201cY-you used that as an excuse?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI told myself I was respecting what she wanted. Really, I was terrified of disappointing her again.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you stopped being her father?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI kept searching.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not what I asked.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Then don\u2019t come back with another maybe.\u2019<\/p>\n
He looked down. \u201cEvery month I stayed away made coming back harder. Eventually, I was more afraid of facing what I\u2019d done than losing more time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou weren\u2019t protecting Hailey.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were protecting yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I was respecting what she wanted.<\/p>\n
For a moment, neither of us spoke.<\/p>\n
Then he said, \u201cI\u2019m not asking you to forgive me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cClaire\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cD-don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
The stutter hit hard.<\/p>\n
You were protecting yourself.<\/p>\n
He started to speak again.<\/p>\n
I held up my hand.<\/p>\n
For once, nobody had to tell me to slow down.<\/p>\n
I breathed until the word came. \u201cYou had every right to search for treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stayed silent.<\/p>\n
The stutter hit hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had no right to leave us \u2013 or make Hailey lose her father because you were afraid of failing her.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded, eyes wet. \u201cYou\u2019re right.\u201d<\/p>\n
I had waited years to hear him admit that.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t erase what he\u2019d done, but I could finally focus on what Hailey needed next.<\/p>\n
Nobody had to tell me to slow down.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
A week later, Hailey and I flew to Germany.<\/p>\n
Ethan stayed behind. Hailey wanted it that way.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to talk to him,\u201d she said at the airport. \u201cBut no big reunion.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan he call me?\u201d<\/p>\n
I could finally focus on what Hailey needed next.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI want.\u201d<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
The first month was brutal.<\/p>\n
After another blood test, Hailey dropped onto the bed. \u201cI hate Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou liked it yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n
No big reunion.<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday Germany gave me cake. Today it took six tubes of blood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan called every Sunday.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
One afternoon, Hailey stared at his name on the screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou answering?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today it took six tubes of blood.<\/p>\n
The phone rang again.<\/p>\n
Finally, she picked up. \u201cHi, Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Three months later, a doctor showed us her newest scans. \u201cThe progression appears to have stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cStopped?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor now. We\u2019re also seeing modest improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hi, Dad.<\/p>\n
Hailey stared at him. \u201cSo I\u2019m cured?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m not getting worse?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, no.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hailey reached for my hand.<\/p>\n
I started crying before she did.<\/p>\n
The progression appears to have stopped.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Six months later, we returned to the Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n
Ethan wasn\u2019t with us. He and Hailey were rebuilding slowly, one phone call and awkward visit at a time.<\/p>\n
He and I weren\u2019t getting back together. Understanding the damage didn\u2019t erase it.<\/p>\n
But that morning, Hailey stood beside me without needing to sit down.<\/p>\n
The sky turned pink, then gold.<\/p>\n
We returned to the Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n
She nudged me. \u201cMom?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLast time we were here, a ranger ruined the sunrise.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed. \u201cHe improved it eventually.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThink anyone\u2019s coming this time?\u201d<\/p>\n
Understanding the damage didn\u2019t erase it.<\/p>\n
My first instinct was to look behind us.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Not this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The words came easily.<\/p>\n
No stutter. No fighting to get them out.<\/p>\n
Hailey smiled at the canyon. \u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
For once, I didn\u2019t need to know what came next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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