Silas’s tiny fingers clutched the hem of Meirah's dress, his voice a fragile whisper, "Momma, did Daddy forget? Why hasn’t he come?" His eyes were filled with tears.
With every unanswered minute, Meirah's heart grew heavier. She tried masking her own disappointment, pulling out her phone and dialing Lucian's number, hoping against hope. Yet, the unwavering drone of the 'unreachable' tone only deepened the sinking feeling in her stomach. "I'm not sure, baby," she murmured, her eyes clouded with worry. "Something must have held him up." she tried to explain for Lucian. But with Silas on her side, she could no longer explain or defend Lucian.
As the final lights of the Ferris wheel flickered off, Silas's young heart couldn't bear the weight of dashed hopes any longer. The dam broke, and tea
