After she left, Sylvia spent one night in the city printed on her ticket. On the second day, she continued on to another place, the one she had once planned to live in with her mother.After she arrived, she slept until time slipped away. When she woke, she ate. When she did not wake, she did not. It was an unhealthy routine, one she had not allowed herself in years.Victor had always been there before, arranging her schedule and watching over her every move. Now, she could do whatever she wanted.When she finally felt rested, she took the necklace she had managed to retrieve and went to the sea. A faint trace of ashes still clung to its inner edge. She lifted it once more, then threw it into the water."Mom, I'm sorry," she said, her voice hoarse. "I couldn't even keep your ashes. I was useless."The sound scraped painfully from her throat. A tear slipped from the corner of her eye."You were trapped for more than 10 years. Now I'm letting you return to the sea. From now on, you
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