My Stepfather Cheated on My Mom, and She Stayed Silent – I Made Him Regret It

I sat up straight.

“What? He said that to your face?”

She didn’t nod or say a word. She just stared at the wall like it might crack open and give her a way out.

And that’s when something inside me cracked instead.

“You’re really going to stay with him? After that?”

No answer.

“Mom?”

Nothing.

“Say something!”

Still nothing.

She was gone. Not dead, not really, but something had hollowed her out. Her eyes were dry, but the pain in them made my throat ache.

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