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Margaret efficiently prepared lunches: a peanut butter and jam sandwich cut into neat riangles for Lisa, sliced apples and peeled oranges for Rosa, and a chicken sandwich for Tom. She used to love doing these things, but now they felt empty. She and Tom weren\u2019t as close as before. \u201cMom?\u201d Lisa\u2019s voice interrupted Margaret\u2019s thoughts.\u201dGood morning, sweetie. Your lunch is on the counter.\u201d \u201cIs Dad up yet?\u201d Rosa bounded into the kitchen, full of energy. \u201cHe\u2019ll be down soon,\u201d Margaret replied with a forced smile. A couple of minutes later, Tom appeared, nodding briskly to Margaret. There were no pecks on the cheek, no discussion about their plans for the day. \u201cDid you sleep okay?\u201d she asked. \u201cYes,\u201d Tom replied quickly. \u201cGot an urgent meeting today<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gotta eat fast and leave. Girls, take the bus, okay?\u201d\u201dIs it with Mr. Dickens?\u201d Margaret asked.\u201dSort of,\u201d he said, avoiding her gaze. \u201cIt\u2019s complicated.\u201d He thanked her for the breakfast and prepared to leave, but then he realized his phone was missing. \u201cLet me help you look for it,\u201d Margaret offered, moving towards his office. \u201cNo, no, focus on your things,\u201d Tom insisted, but Margaret went to his home office and heard a phone vibrating in a drawer. \u201cTom, I think it\u2019s here!\u201d she called, but he had already found it and left abruptly, the front door slamming behind him.If Tom found his phone, where\u2019s this noise coming from? Margaret wondered as she entered the empty office.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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