The day was already heavy, the kind of heaviness that settled deep into the bones, and now, as my mother approached me, I felt the familiar twinge of anxiety rise up in my chest. I had been avoiding her for days, ever since that argument at the hospital. But now, as she stood before me, her expression softened and hesitant, I felt a pang of guilt. I missed her. I missed the way we used to talk about everything, the way she always seemed to know when something was wrong. And what was the point of keeping this secret if it meant I was losing both Alex and my mom anyways?"Can we?"“Yeah, sure, Mom,” I said, gesturing to a nearby chair under the shade of a tree. We sat down, the cold, hard wood pressing against me as we settled in. The silence between us felt like a thick wall, almost impenetrable. I could feel the sadness radiating from both of us, the weight of unsaid things hanging heavy in the air.“Look, I'm sorry,” she began just as I said, “I'm so sorry,” and we both stopped, surp
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