My Mom Told Me to “Stop Being Dramatic” While I Was Bleeding on a Trauma Stretcher—Two Weeks Later, She Finally Saw Me

” I said. “College. A down payment. Therapy.” I smiled wryly. “Definitely therapy.”

I found a new house. Not a mansion—a modest, solid home in a quiet neighborhood with tree-lined streets. It had a big backyard.

The first time we saw it, Nora ran across the grass, arms out like she was going to take off. Ethan knelt to examine ants carrying crumbs.

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