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My husband had been working in Ucreland for two years. I raised our seven-year-old son alone and endured more than seven hundred lonely nights. One night, as I tucked our son in, he suddenly grabbed my hand, saying, "Mom, don't be scared. Dad stood outside our window every night and watched over us." My smile froze. We lived on the sixth floor. Outside the window, there was nothing but darkness. I slowly turned my head. In the narrow gap between the curtains, a shadow stood completely still. The next day, I pulled up the surveillance footage from the past two years. What appeared on the screen made my legs give out on the spot.