One More Son in the Family
Omniscient
They stood powerless, staring at the boy lying there, connected to a machine that tracked his vital signs and a bag of IV fluid that kept him hydrated. In their minds, painful images burned—images of their own children. Regrets, guilt for the times they had left them alone for weeks, sometimes even a month. But the parents of this boy seemed heartless; they could live in a mansion and drive luxury cars, but abandoning their son meant leaving him adrift.
Grace Weys picked up her phone and dialed. After just two rings, someone answered.
"Hello, Grace, how are you?" The voice sounded cheerful; in the background, the laughter of two little girls rang out. Grace knew Eleonor had given birth to twins.
"Hello, Eleonor. Is your husband with yo
