Epilogue - twelve years later

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I sat on the deck with Quinn, watching our kids play in the garden. Mark and PJ were cooking on the barbecue. I was cradling my baby son, a tiny tuft of ginger hair showing, and his sea green eyes twinkling. Little Freddie. Quinn's triplets Patrick, Brendon and Pete II were all playing in the sand pit. It was a beautiful summers day.

My daughter sat under the weeping willow in the corner of the garden, talking to someone who didn't exist. But I didn't worry. I didn't consider taking her to a therapist or label her as 'crazy'. Because I knew that my daughter was unique, and there is nothing wrong with that.

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