Veer looked down at Ila; she was still sobbing with her hands over her ears. Brushing her tears away gently, he kissed her again.
Gemma wasn't going to let the locked door stop her; she began banging on the door and screaming at Veer.
Ila flinched and folded herself into a ball. Veer ached as he watched Ila cower at her mother's tantrum. He reached for Ila's headphones and put them over her ears; they would cancel out Gemma's screaming and banging.
Veer put Ila to bed and got up to face Gemma; he had to.
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