Those conditions gave Claire exactly what she deserved
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The documented threats, the judge said, were reason enough to shield the child from the adults' conflict.
I looked across the room. Claire sat very straight, hands folded in her lap, with nothing to hold.
Our baby, she had said.
I squeezed my son's tiny fist, and he squeezed back.
Claire sat very straight, hands folded in her lap, with nothing to hold.