A Love Unwritten

stant reminder of the hollowness that had always dwelled within its walls. This house had been her home for four long years

in her hand shook a little as she tightened her grip on it. A heavy weight dropped into her chest as the weight o

t married to access some assets for my company," he had said, his tone cold and detached. "You need m

. "I've seen you on campus. You keep to yourself. Yo

to the background. At the time, her focus had been on surviving-keeping her

finally managed to say, her

replied bluntly. "And I

her brother had been deteriorating; his medical expenses had begun to accumulate, and she was on t

o, sh

ents of tenderness to treasure. From the very start, he had set the pattern: sep

he was wondering if she

pen firmly and

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house. Thank you for everything you have done for me, taking me through college and financing my brother's health problems, but I can no longer keep going on like this. I am tired of feel

like a silent movie. There were nights she had dinner alone while he was out at work. The mornings when they passed eac

es would soften, and for an instant, it appeared as though he was about to say something, before he wou

d his mother's polite smiles never seemed to reach her eyes. The only one who had shown her any real

that it would get better. But it hadn't.

ng against hope that somehow the ink would realign itself into words that would make him

he letter neatly and placed it on his desk, wh

t taken much, just a few clothes and some personal ite

ge to her how empty it looked, with all its fine furnishings and gilded ornament

king a deep breath, she attempted to steady herself. Suddenly, her phone buzzed in he

's tomorrow? I need help

od so much for so long. At the age of twelve, he was a radiant, joy

he responded.

aps leaving Adam was the initial stride towards reclaiming her

had never truly felt like home, she

ng an unknown number. She paused, uncertainty

ormal. "This is Mr. Levin, your lawyer. The papers are ready

oice unwavering even as a

office tomorrow, and we'

y washed over her. This was it-the end of a chapte

ay ahead, she felt a complet

would chang