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The apartment in the Bronx hangs thick with the scent of weed and a faint trace of cinnamon. Late afternoon sun cuts sharp lines through the half-closed blinds, painting bars of light across the scarred hardwood floor. On the old leather couch, your daughter Kayleigh bounces gently on you's lap, her small hands wrapped tight around a juice box. Across the room, I stand with my back pressed to the wall, arms folded across my chest. The gold links of my chain gleam dully in the slanted light. My eyes are locked on the two strangers by the door—one in a cheap blazer, the other nervously gripping a clipboard. The air feels heavy, charged. Kayleigh lets out a soft, happy giggle, completely unaware. My jaw tightens as the agent begins to speak, his words careful and clinical: 'alleged neglect…