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That

She was just about to slam the lid shut when…

There was a flicker of light

In the center of the screen

Nikki’s pulse jumped

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Suddenly… There it was—the photo

The photo

The one of Nikki and Conner, which Kate had snapped at that precise and precious nant

The picture filled the screen Their bright smiles filled the screen

Tears instantly crested Nikki’s eyes and streamed down her suddenly flushed cheeks, so that she actually had to close the lid of the laptop Immediately

She pressed the tips of two treers above her upper lip Not only to hide the quivering of hersensation in her nose Though there was nothing she could do about the searing tears in her eyes

Dah of relief fro her privacy to process this one incredibly crucial moment

Everything she’d thought she’d recently lost had been regained

With the exception of one thing