SERENA POVOnly to see my parents walk into the room side by side, felt like a sudden shift in the air, as if the walls themselves stiffened in their presence.For a moment, I simply stared at them.They looked exactly the same as always. Perfectly composed. Perfectly united. My mother’s posture was elegant, her steps light and quiet. My father’s presence filled the room with quiet authority, his back straight, his expression unreadable.When our eyes met, their gazes softened, just a little. Enough to remind me that I was still their daughter. But not enough to make me forget everything else.I rose to my feet immediately, instinct drilled into me since childhood.“Good afternoon, Mom. Dad,” I said.“Good afternoon, dear,” my mother replied warmly, her lips curving into a gentle smile. “How are you?”“I’m good, Mom,” I answered automatically. “And you?”“Fine, dear,” she said, moving closer and sitting beside me on the bed.My father took the armchair near the window instead, his p
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