She made her tea with a spoonful of honey, which she normally didn’t like, but this time it hit the spot. As she took the second sip, she noticed with some surprise that there was no plate in the sink. Nathan usually made himself a sandwich when he got home, and he always placed the plate in the sink afterward. It was possible he’d washed the plate and dried it, then put it back in the cupboard, but it was also possible that she was a long-lost princess. As she took her tea back to the living room, a second discrepancy caught her eye—Nathan’s schoolbag wasn’t discarded by the door. She went to
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