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“But I remember things. He cheated on her. All the time.
Spent her money. He told her she was crazy. He made her cry at night.”
“She got sick,” Noah disclosed.
“Not like cancer. In her head. From stress.
She couldn’t sleep. She forgot things. She was always scared.”
His voice broke completely.
“And he would smile like it was funny.”
My heart raced.
“She died,” Noah said, tears slipping down his cheeks. “And when she died, he just left. Like we didn’t matter.”
I felt rage so hot it made my hands go numb.
He nodded.
“I went to shelters. Foster homes. People didn’t want me because I didn’t talk.
After my mom died… I couldn’t be normal. I was too broken. Too hurt to talk to anyone.”
I held Noah’s face in my hands, my vision blurring.
“Why didn’t you tell me before?”
His eyes searched mine, desperate.
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