He Said My Mother Dying Wasn’t His Problem

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Standing in my living room with Ryan blinking at me like I was a puzzle that had stopped being fun, I felt oddly calm.

“I packed a bag,” I said. “I’m taking some things for my mother. And some for me.”

“You’re leaving.”

“Yes.”

He gave a quick, ugly little scoff. “So that’s it. Eighteen years and you walk because of one mistake.”

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