When Dad Is Away Ii Kenzie Taylor May 2026

The house had a different heartbeat when Dad was gone.

Kenzie Taylor knew it well. The long-haul flights, the hotel keys piling up in his nightstand drawer, the voicemails he’d leave at odd hours— “Hey, kiddo, just landed in Singapore. Tell your brother to behave.” The silence that followed wasn’t empty. It was full of small, sharp things: Mom humming too loudly in the kitchen, the dryer squeaking because Dad wasn’t there to fix it, and the way the stairs didn’t creak at 6:15 PM when he came home from work. When Dad Is Away Ii Kenzie Taylor

Kenzie leaned against the kitchen counter, arms crossed, a small smile on her face. “I did.” The house had a different heartbeat when Dad was gone

Leo fell asleep. Kenzie stayed awake until the storm passed. When Dad Is Away Ii Kenzie Taylor