(Author’s POV)
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Teddy stopped running and was resting near a booth where a game caught his eyes. He was afraid that his mother would find out he had spoken to a stranger.
It must be kept a secret.
It was all Kiko’s fault. The voice in his head was saying he should trust that man. “He was so handsome and strong looking. Much bigger than Uncle Finley. Mommy said I should not say my name”
‘So, you lied and said your name is Kiko? That is my name, Teddy’ the voice in his head was sounding upset with Teddy.
Teddy had tried telling his mother that he was hearing voices in his head but his Mother refused to believe him and said it was just his imagination. So, he kept it a secret and sometimes he pretended to speak with his teddy bear which he named it Kiko as well.
Then, his mother insis
