At my twin sister’s graduation, my father lifted his camera for her name—then the dean said

broken things don’t always go back together.

Sometimes they just… stay broken.

My fingers tightened around the edge of the podium.

And then I looked up.

At them.

Really looked.

At the man who had measured my worth like a balance sheet.

At the woman who had chosen silence over defense.

At the sister who had never asked why there wasn’t a fourth chair.

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