Chapter 8 - The Medical Chart

The chart contained more than burn reports.
Repeated emergency visits.
Bruises.
Minor fractures.
Three unexplained wrist sprains.
Pediatricians had accepted the explanations.
Playground.
Bike.
Kitchen accident.
Dog leash.
Each incident alone looked ordinary.
Together...
They formed a timeline.
Almost every injury occurred when Caleb was deployed.
He turned another page.
Lily's own handwriting.
"Grandpa says Daddy worries too much."
Caleb closed the chart.
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His jaw locked.
👉 The burns were only the latest injury—and Caleb realized every deployment left Lily alone with Warren.