A few months later, the prosecutor announced that Amélie was charged with multiple counts of abuse. She would go to jail. David did not feel victorious. Only grateful that her son is safe.
On Ethan’s second birthday, David knelt beside him.
“You are the bravest child I know…” and you’re safe now.
Ethan laughed and ran to play. But sometimes, late at night, David still wakes up to check that everything is okay. Not because he fears spirits, but because he now knows that the real monsters are human… and that a father’s duty is to keep them at a distance.
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