A moving truck sat in my driveway, and my name was scrawled across every box being carried into it.
When the girls bought their first home together last year, they urged me to move in with them.
I locked the door of the house where I had raised them, slipped the key into my pocket, and packed my life into their guest room, convincing myself it was finally their turn to look after me.
They urged me to move in with them.
I stood at the end of the walkway in the light evening rain, still wearing my hospital coat from a 12-hour shift, unable to process what I was seeing.
My daughter Nika was sealing a box by the door. Her sister Angela passed bags to the driver as if this had all been carefully arranged.
“What is going on?” I asked, my voice breaking.
Neither of them replied.
I couldn’t process what I was seeing.
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