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David didn’t look at me.
Not once.
Martha tried.
But I didn’t meet her eyes.
I had nothing left to say to either of them.
After
The house felt different again.
But this time—
It wasn’t empty.
It was quiet.
Clean.
Free.
Arthur sat by the window days later, sunlight falling across his face.
“You did something most people wouldn’t,” he said.
I shook my head slightly.continue reading …
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