When I was twelve, life as I knew it collapsed almost overnight. My dad lost his job, and suddenly the house that once felt bright and busy grew heavy with silence. Bills piled up on the kitchen table like unwelcome guests, and my parents spoke in hushed tones they thought I couldn’t hear.I didn’t fully grasp the situation, but I...
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