CLOSED MY EYES - open; abandoned

Thea had watched on after the first few arrived, for once not offering her opinions on the matter because this was a child who probably couldn't speak more than a few words, somebody she used to pass off as weak, now terrified her. Not a matter of strength, no, she was terrified now that if she spent too much time around a child, really any time, they would end up like her, and it was clear she was uncomfortable as she shifted, inching away from the child, before finally speaking, quickly and quietly, as if it might gain Lachlan's attention or trigger the toe-biting child to crawl after her, "Does he have teeth or something yet? Because then maybe he might not need milk. Maybe something chewed up, like, really chewed up so he can just swallow it."

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