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I landed outside, half in snow, half in shards. Cold bit into my arms. The sharp winter air filled my lungs.
For a moment, I thought I might never get up again. But I did. I always have.
Not even Bradley. I stood. My hand stung.
My coat was torn. Snow soaked through my shoes. And yet all I could feel was a stillness.
Not shock. Not pain. Just stillness.
Like something inside me had snapped back into place. I turned away and walked down the driveway. Not a single word.
It wasn’t the first time they made me feel like I didn’t belong, but it was the first time I saw it clearly. They wanted me gone. They had plans for this house.
And in their eyes, I was no longer the mother who raised him. I was an obstacle. A signature.
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