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... s familiar, miserable way as I push it open. The yard, once full of life and laughter—Mom's garden, our sanctuary—now stands as a decaying monument to her absence. This place was once a warm, lived-in home, where my mother and stepfather built a life after my dad died. Now, it's a shadow of its former self.
I clutch the grocery bags tighter as I climb the worn steps. Every other Sunday, like clockwork, I come here. Every time, a small part of me hopes for something different. But seven y ...
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