**
A week later, Mia brought me a crumpled drawing. It was the four of us, her, Spencer, Darren, and me, smiling under a big yellow sun.
I hugged her tight.
That night, tucking them in, I thought about all the years I’d spent trying to shrink myself to fit Frank’s idea of a “perfect wife.”
Never again.
Sometimes, the most unforgettable birthday is the one that sets you free.
I hugged her tight.
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