The ride home was silent.I watched the neon lights slide past the window. For over a decade, I'd carried that weight with me. Tonight, I had finally broken free of it on my own. I had never felt so light.Mom was the one who finally broke the silence, her voice hoarse. "Judy, I'm sorry."I gave a quiet hum without looking at her.Dad spoke from the front seat, sounding completely drained. "We treated you unfairly all these years. We always thought Ben deserved more because he was your older brother. We were wrong."I kept my gaze on the window as the city lights blurred into long streaks of color. I had waited so long to hear those words. But now that I'd finally heard them, I barely felt anything.The damage had already been done, and I'd already made peace with it on my own. I didn't need their apology to make anything right. I'd already found my own way forward.Ben was gone by the time we got home. The housekeeper told us he had packed a few clothes and left, then turned of
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