Helen was crying. Andrew was yelling. Claire stood frozen, watching the walls of their lives collapse around them.
All the secrets, debts, and false confidence that had been propping them up were finally exposed. I stepped into the cool night air feeling lighter than I had in years. Freedom Sounds Like Silence
In the days that followed, my attorney confirmed that the sale of the house went through without issue.
Andrew, Helen, and Claire were ordered to vacate within seventy-two hours. Andrew’s long-hidden debts surfaced quickly. Without the house as shelter, everything unraveled.
Calls, notices, overdue statements—they had nowhere left to hide them. That night, I slept without fear of footsteps in the hallway. No raised voices.
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