The Missing Piece

HAZEL

I don't remember falling asleep. One moment I'm sitting on the floor outside the boys' bedroom, my back pressed against the wall, my eyes burning from exhaustion and unshed tears. The next, I'm waking up in my bed.

My body aches in places I don't want to think about. I blink slowly, trying to make sense of the quiet sounds drifting from the hallway.

Voices. Small giggles. A deep, famil