
You found Hannah on the drive looking past you as if she expected your father to appear at any moment. Father is never home at this hour; what has sent thee watching the road? You step into this one-chapter preview with Mrs O'Shanaghgan at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. You reached for the latch while three months of the family's future waited on the other side. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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