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er, leaving only an eerie stillness behind. But this morning, it was different. The stillness was broken b

h

o's energy could light up the darkest corners of this house. It was one of his many gifts. As I r

ing what looked like a stack of playing cards. Theo sat cross-legged across from him, his face

as saying, his voice unusually patient, "

r and shook his head. "Nope. It'll fall. You need t

refully moved the card, only for the entire structure to collapse in an avalanche of

he exclaimed b

ent break through his usual stoic demeanor. "I suppose you did," he sa

ent, but it felt profound in its own way. Watching Gideon interact with my son wa

," I said, stepp

nreadable once more. "Theo wanted t

very good at it," Th

, sitting down beside him. "But I think Mr.

y. "Are you questioning my card

that you could use som

ards. "You try, Mom. Let's se

ith what I could only describe as quiet curiosity. It was strange, seeing him like this-unhurried, unguar

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enough to keep an eye on things. Watching them together felt surreal. Gideon, with his crisp demeanor and sharp edges, seemed so out of

" Theo asked, pointing to a

ng the plant with a furro

don't know a lot

his tone dry but tinged with hum

e wh

off guard by the question. "Well.

s head. "That

tened, brushing off his knees. "It'

th?" The

ly lik

his nose. "I d

even," Gideon said, his lips

m the age of the manor to whether or not Gideon believed in ghosts. Gideon answere

ld you be?" Theo asked, skipping ahea

said after a mo

hy

e," he replied. "It would be nice

t profound thing he'd ever heard. "I'd be a

Gideon said,

asn't just the sight of Gideon bonding with my son that caught me off guard-it was the way he seemed to

rn was showing me a side of himself I hadn't expected

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eo sat at the dining table, regaling Mrs. Talbot with tales of his "adventures" in the garden. Gideo

ble kid," Gideo

im. "Thank you for spending time wi

he asked, hi

ard by the question. "Yes,

thoughtful. "You've done

it hit me harder than I cared to

in that moment, I realized something: Gideon wasn't just tolerating this arrangement.