Our Children

***Hazel***

***Later that day…***

We stood in the driveway, staring at the house, and something inside me simply… refused it.

It wasn’t dramatic. There was no sudden wave of dread or sharp, instinctive alarm. Just a quiet, stubborn resistance blooming in my chest like a flower that refused to open.

A strong and certain no. I didn't like it.

The house was objectively beautiful. Sleek architectu