6) The Longest Drive of Our Lives
We left the restaurant mid-meal, thanking servers through tears.
At home, Zoey was flushed and furious but breathing fine.
The pediatrician walked us through every step on speaker.
Claire stood pale and speechless.
Later, I reviewed the footage frame by frame.
The tilted tablet. The scrolling hearts.
The bark. The panic. The rescue.
Beau hadn’t been paranoid.
He’d been right.
