22 August 2026

The day before her wedding, my sister smiled and said the best gift I could give her was to disappear for a while. 

Outside, the air was cool and still. The sun was setting, casting everything in gold. I stood by my car for a long moment, thinking about all the times I had forgiven her, all the times I let things go to keep us from breaking apart.

Not this time.

If she wanted me gone, I would give her exactly that.
As I drove away, the same hollow ache settled in my chest—the one I used to feel when I pretended everything was fine just to hold our family together.

Later that night, sitting alone at my dining table, still in my work clothes, I noticed a new email on my laptop.

It was from my attorney.

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