and I miss you, and I want pancakes.”
Mariana closed her eyes.
The cruelty was tiny.
That was what made it worse.
No one would go to jail for mocking a stuffed rabbit. No judge would gasp in horror over a bottle of perfume. But childhood was built from small moments, and trust was destroyed exactly the same way—one careless comment at a time.
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