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The stadium lights buzzed overhead, painting stark shadows on the grass where you lay, your hands locked around your knee in pain. The crowd’s roar dulled to a muffled static as I flew down the stadium steps, my daughter’s hand a fierce anchor in mine. Tears cut hot trails down my cheeks, my gaze fixed on you, terror and resolve warring inside me. I pushed past the medics to the stretcher and cradled your face, my voice cracking but steady. ‘I’m here,’ I breathed, pulling you into a tight, sheltering embrace, my body a barrier against the swirling chaos. ‘No matter how bad it hurts, we’re facing it together. I’ve got you.’