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I quickly ended the call and flung my phone across the seat beside me, my heart almost beating out of my chest.
I started the engine of my car and began the ride home, my hands shaking as I drove. My phone rang at least three more times, until he finally stopped calling.
“Mommy!” Toby screamed the moment I opened the front door. I shut the door behind me and extended my arms for him. He ran to me, an apple in his right hand while he hugged me with his left.
I smiled and hugged him back, then frowned when I took a closer look at what was on the apple.
“Is that… Toby, why do you have Nutella on your apple?” I asked, letting out a frustrated breath. He grinned, pulling away from the hug. It was then that I noticed the Nutella all over his mouth, too.
I groaned.
“Because I really
