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I laugh and Ira continues to stare at Rebecca as though he’s studying her

“I don’t think so I’m not sure why he doesn’t speak I think that maybe he just doesn’t want to”

I turn to look at Ira just as his eyes land on etI once cuddled and slept with are one and the same

“That’s strange,” says Rebecca, shaking her head and picking up a comb to brush her doll’s hair

“It is How have you been since co home?” I ask I’m not really sure how to talk to a ten year old, so I decide to simply address her as I would an adult I hate it when people speak all weird and babyish around kids anyway

Rebecca set to see Daddy every day”

“You didn’t before?”

“No He was always busy He tolda lot more time with me from now on”

Well, I suppose if there’s one good thing that caot Pamphrock to make an effort as a parent I pick up a fawn coloured teddy bear and sit him on my lap

“I like this guy,” I tell Rebecca “He’s got nice fur What’s his name?”

“That’s Harold I sleep with hiht Aside from Daddy, I missed Harold the most when I ay”

I momentarily wonder how isolated Pamphrock keeps her if the person she missed the most wasn’t even a person at all, but an inanimate object

“What about your

“She’s with the angels,” Rebecca replies ht you were an angel, but Daddy said you’re just a very special person like me”

I set Harold down and lower myself to the floor to sit beside Rebecca I take her little hand into et this overwhelles run from her palm into mine