Ava Her words hit harder than any slap. They didn’t just sting, they sank deep, settling somewhere in my chest where it already hurt to breathe. My eyes burned, vision blurring for a second, but I refused to let the tears fall. Not in front of her. Not when she was looking at me like I had already ruined everything.“I am not erasing anything, Mom,” I said, my voice shaking despite how hard I tried to steady it. I swallowed, forcing the lump in my throat down. “Not until I decide. This is not fair. You are acting like I did this alone.”She let out a laugh, but it wasn’t the kind that held humor. It was sharp, hollow, and cracked right through the air between us. “Not fair?” she repeated, her voice rising. “You want to talk about fair? I have given you everything, everything and this is how you repay me? By turning our family into some kind of joke?”I flinched, but I didn’t look away. If I did, I knew I’d break.“You think people won’t talk?” she went on, her eyes hard, almost unrec
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