Not Yours to Carry

Lyra’s voice wavered, but she pressed on. “It was only supposed to be a quick grocery run… but that night changed everything. No relatives stepped in from my dad’s side, and as for my mom… we never met anyone. She never wanted to talk about it, and I never asked.”

She swallowed hard, pausing, hands clenched in her lap. “Since I was of legal age, I took full custody of Leo. Thankfully, my parents