I Raised Best Friend’s Child for 13 Years — When She Accessed Her Mother’s Money, She Told Me, “You Have to Leave

adopted my best friend’s daughter after her tragic death. For 13 years, I poured all my love and time into her, sacrificing everything to make her feel wanted, chosen, and safe. But on her 18th birthday, the girl I loved more than life did something that made me cry harder than I’d ever cried before.

My name’s Brooke, and I grew …