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00:00On le premier jour de mon mariage à Noah,
00:02ma mère m'a appelé la police
00:03et disait que j'étais en controlant.
00:05Emma Wicker, tu es safe?
00:06Oui.
00:07Tu m'as marie volontairement ?
00:08Oui.
00:09J'ai l'impression que votre mariage a vous arrêté de contact avec votre famille ?
00:12Maman venait d'un côté avec des yeux dans ses yeux.
00:14Dad était derrière elle, son face fort.
00:16Ryan glared à Noah,
00:17comme il était une seconde d'un coup d'un coup d'un coup.
00:20Lily stood dans le long coin,
00:21ses petits blondes de l'air spécifiquement sur ses yeux.
00:24Ses yeux étaient reds, aussi.
00:25Non.
00:26Le famille dit que vous a pris de la maison après la graduation,
00:29a coup d'un coup d'un coup d'un coup d'un coup d'un coup.
00:31Ils se sont risqués que vous avez besoin d'un coup d'un coup.
00:33Ils se sont risqués pour le premier temps que je suis un homme aussi.
00:36All right, Miss Witter,
00:37vous êtes free de go.
00:38Le second je suis allé,
00:40Mom a rassuré et me en m'a fait un petit hug.
00:43Emma,
00:44ce que vous avez pensé ?
00:45Vous avez des ideaes de commenter nous avons été ?
00:49Stay away from ma fille.
00:51Noah s'est mis en me et m'a demandé
00:52Do vous voulez aller ?
00:53Je m'aimais,
00:54je m'aimais,
00:55et je m'aimais,
00:56et je m'aimais.
00:56Emma,
00:57vous ne pouvez pas faire ça pour moi.
00:58We're your family.
01:00Yeah,
01:01they were my family.
01:01But they hadn't found me because they loved me.
01:04They found me because I was no longer the good daughter who stayed where they left her,
01:08waiting.
01:08Six months earlier,
01:10during graduation season,
01:11they had left me behind again
01:13and taken Lily to Paris without me.
01:15That was when I finally left home for good.
01:19I hadn't even taken off my graduation gown
01:21when Ryan handed me a pair of slip-resistant work shoes.
01:24Try them on.
01:25I bought them just for you.
01:26You can stand for 10 hours in these and your feet won't hurt.
01:29Outside the auditorium,
01:30the lawn was full of graduates taking pictures with flowers in their arms.
01:34Some were being kissed on the forehead by their parents.
01:36Some laughed with champagne raised.
01:38Others tossed their caps into the air.
01:40And in my hands,
01:41instead of flowers,
01:42was a pair of dull gray shoes.
01:43Mom took my diploma,
01:45folded it once,
01:46and tucked it into her bag.
01:47Then she hurried over to Lily,
01:48under a tree,
01:49where they bent over the Paris guidebook they'd just bought.
01:51Why do I need Stan for 10 hours?
01:54I found you a position at the grocery store near home.
01:57Cashier and stocker.
01:59The pay's decent.
02:00Mom, I graduated top of my class in finance.
02:02And I just graduated.
02:05Exactly.
02:05It's time you got some real-world experience.
02:07A job will be good for you.
02:09I'd been hearing that for four years.
02:11In freshman year,
02:12they sent me to pack boxes in a warehouse
02:13and took Lily to New York.
02:15The sophomore year,
02:16I spent every day on my feet in a coffee shop
02:18while they paid for Lily's driving lessons
02:20and drove her back and forth.
02:21The junior year,
02:22I tutored middle school students
02:23while they took Lily to Greece.
02:26And now,
02:27I had graduated.
02:28I needed to find a real job.
02:30I needed to figure out
02:31what I wanted my life to look like.
02:32But they thought I should go learn a lesson
02:34at a grocery store.
02:35Beside them,
02:36Lily spun in a circle.
02:37Mom, is Paris going to be hot?
02:39Do you think I need two more dresses?
02:41Buy them.
02:41Your brother's paying.
02:42This trip is for you to enjoy yourself.
02:45It's your last summer before senior year.
02:47Of course you should look your best.
02:48Ryan, you're the best brother ever.
02:51I turned to Dad.
02:52His throat moved once.
02:54Then he looked away.
02:55He never asked whether I wanted to go.
02:57I lowered my eyes
02:59and slowly put on the shoes.
03:00They really were light.
03:02Light enough to walk out of that house for good.
03:05When we got home,
03:06Lily pushed open my door.
03:08Emma, I want to use your suitcase.
03:09My answer was just as direct.
03:11No.
03:12Why?
03:13Mine doesn't look good in photos.
03:15Yours is a better color for Paris.
03:16I need it.
03:18What do you need it for?
03:20You're not going anywhere.
03:21This wasn't the first time she'd used my things.
03:24She wore my sweater to a party
03:26and returned its smelling of alcohol.
03:28She took my camera on a trip
03:29and brought it back
03:30with a cracked lens.
03:32The last few times she borrowed my suitcase,
03:34it came back dented.
03:35Every time, she said.
03:36Sorry, I didn't mean to.
03:37Then did it again.
03:39Footsteps sounded outside.
03:41Mom, Dad, and Ryan
03:42appeared almost together.
03:44Emma, it's one suitcase.
03:46Do you really have to make such a big deal out of it?
03:48We're family.
03:49Why are we always fighting over little things?
03:50Lily's packing tomorrow.
03:52Don't upset her.
03:53I told you I need it.
03:54I'm not giving it to her.
03:55Are you deaf?
03:56The room fell silent.
03:58Ryan turned and went into his room.
04:00A moment later,
04:01he dragged out a sky blue suitcase.
04:04It was his birthday gift.
04:06I'd bought it for his birthday
04:06with three months of part-time pay
04:08the summer after sophomore year.
04:09He had just started his first full-time job then.
04:12I thought he could use it for business trips,
04:13but he had never used it once.
04:16Now he rolled it over to Lily.
04:17Use this.
04:19Is that okay?
04:20Emma gave it to you?
04:21It's fine.
04:21It's mine.
04:22Use it.
04:23Right.
04:24It's fine.
04:25Once you give someone something,
04:26they can do whatever they want with it.
04:27Ryan finally looked at me,
04:29his brow furrowed,
04:30as if something in my tone bothered him,
04:32but he said nothing.
04:33He took Lily's hand with one hand
04:34and pulled the suitcase with the other,
04:36then left.
04:37No one called me for dinner that night.
04:39When I came out,
04:40they were deep in discussion.
04:41Light wood will look better in pictures
04:43for a lake house.
04:45I'm decorating my room myself anyway.
04:47What lake house?
04:48Dad saw me and cleared his throat.
04:50The table went quiet.
04:51Oh, right, Emma.
04:53We bought a little place by the lake
04:54six months ago.
04:55We'll take you to see it sometime.
04:57Six months ago?
05:00Yes.
05:00We just never had a chance to tell you.
05:02I cut into the cold chicken on my plate
05:04and wondered if they'd never had the chance
05:06or simply never thought to.
05:07What's the door code?
05:10081904.
05:11My fork stopped.
05:12August 19th was Ryan's birthday.
05:15April was Lily's birth month.
05:17That's a nice code, Mom.
05:18Do you remember when my birthday is?
05:20Why are you asking that?
05:21You don't even remember your own birthday?
05:24You were born in winter.
05:26It snowed hard that day.
05:28Your mom wasn't due yet.
05:29Then she started bleeding
05:30in the middle of the night.
05:31Scared us half to death.
05:32He said it as casually
05:33as if he were talking about the weather.
05:35You've been in trouble
05:36since the day you were born.
05:38Thomas, stop!
05:40So?
05:40I'd been the problem
05:41from the day I was born.
05:45As I dried the last plate,
05:47my phone buzzed.
05:48An email popped up.
05:49Congratulations, Emma Whitmer.
05:51Your onboarding
05:52for the Port Marion Graduate Program
05:53has been approved.
05:54Housing confirmed.
05:55Please report next Monday.
05:56I stared at the screen.
05:58My chest suddenly felt lighter.
06:00I'd waited two months
06:01for that email.
06:02From the campus career fair
06:04to the online interview
06:05to the final round,
06:06I had done it all by myself.
06:08No one knew.
06:09And of course,
06:10no one cared.
06:11I replied,
06:12I'll be there on time.
06:13I went to the University Health Center
06:15alone for the pre-employment
06:16medical clearance.
06:17The campus was empty
06:19after graduation.
06:20I stood in line alone,
06:21signed forms,
06:22took an ID photo.
06:24Who should we put down
06:25as your emergency contact?
06:26I held the pen
06:27for a long time.
06:28Then I wrote down
06:28my own email address.
06:29That night,
06:30Lily was in the living room
06:31showing everyone
06:32what she'd bought.
06:33She got Mom a scarf
06:34and Dad a shirt.
06:35Mom's eyes crinkled
06:36with her smile.
06:37But when she saw me,
06:38the smile faded at once.
06:40Look at Lily.
06:41So thoughtful.
06:41She remembers to buy things
06:43for her parents
06:43when she goes out.
06:45Unlike you.
06:46You graduated
06:47and you didn't think
06:48of us once.
06:49Where was I supposed
06:50to get the money?
06:51What do you mean by that?
06:52Are you blaming me
06:53for not giving you money?
06:54Have you ever given me any?
06:56Emma!
06:58Don't speak to your mother
06:59like that!
07:01I did nothing wrong.
07:02I'm not apologizing.
07:04That night,
07:04I booked a one-way ticket
07:06to Port Meridian.
07:09The next morning,
07:10the house was busy.
07:12Do you have your passport?
07:13Your charger?
07:14Sunscreen?
07:15Your first trip to Paris.
07:16Don't forget anything.
07:18Come on.
07:19The airport car is here.
07:20I pulled my own suitcase
07:21out of my room.
07:22The living room went quiet
07:23for a second.
07:24There you go again
07:25with that face.
07:26Now we can't even
07:27be happy around you?
07:29I didn't answer.
07:29I walked straight to the door.
07:31Lily saw my suitcase
07:32and paused.
07:33Emma, where are you going?
07:34Where else?
07:35Work.
07:36I opened the door.
07:37The others scoffed
07:38and followed me downstairs.
07:39Only Dad's expression changed.
07:41The grocery store
07:42was ten minutes from home.
07:43Why was I taking a suitcase?
07:45He walked toward me quickly.
07:47Panic on his face.
07:48Emma, where are you going?
07:50Downstairs.
07:50My Uber was waiting by the car.
07:52The driver honked.
07:53Dad, hurry up!
07:54We're going to miss the flight!
07:56Dad stopped.
07:57He looked at me,
07:58then at the car.
08:00Dad!
08:01Dad closed his eyes
08:03and got into the car.
08:04I stood there
08:04and watched it drive away.
08:06Goodbye, Mom and Dad.
08:06You're going to Paris.
08:08I'm going to the station.
08:09I'm not coming back.
08:12I fell asleep
08:13the second I got on the train.
08:15When I woke up,
08:16the low houses outside
08:17had become a gray-blue coastline.
08:19Port Meridian was colder
08:20than I expected.
08:21The graduate program
08:22had arranged a shuttle.
08:23First time here?
08:25I nodded.
08:26You look exhausted.
08:27Make sure you get some rest.
08:29The internship apartment
08:30was near the university district.
08:32There was a coffee shop downstairs,
08:34a used bookstore on the corner,
08:36and a group of summer grad students
08:37living in the building next door.
08:41You're Emma, right?
08:42I'm Maya.
08:43We were waiting to eat with you.
08:46What sauce do you like?
08:47Tomato, cream, or pesto?
08:49I froze.
08:50I knew everyone else's favorites,
08:52but I didn't know what I liked.
08:53No rush.
08:54I'm a pretty good cook.
08:56You can try all three.
08:59Okay.
08:59Thank you.
09:00That night,
09:01the family group chat kept buzzing.
09:03Lily sent an airport selfie.
09:04Paris, here I come.
09:05Mom sent a picture
09:06of herself and Lily.
09:07Dad was in the background
09:08holding up his coffee cup
09:09and making a face.
09:10Ryan said,
09:12Have fun.
09:13Buy whatever you want.
09:14Mom tagged me.
09:15Emma, remember to get to work early tomorrow.
09:17Don't oversleep.
09:18I didn't reply.
09:20More than 10 hours later,
09:21Ryan sent a message.
09:24Mom, Emma's gone!
09:26Only then did they realize
09:27there was no trace of me left in that house.
09:32Orientation was held in a lecture hall
09:34at Port Meridian University.
09:35I held my ID badge,
09:37program handbook,
09:37and apartment key
09:38while the director introduced
09:39the summer program
09:40from the front of the room.
09:41During the break,
09:42a man set some papers on my desk.
09:44Hi.
09:44You're missing a safety guide.
09:46He was tall,
09:46with dark brown hair
09:47and gray-green eyes.
09:48A badge around his neck
09:49identified him as a program mentor,
09:51Noah Bennett.
09:51Try to stick to the main streets
09:53when you walk back
09:53to the apartments at night.
09:54New interns get lost easily.
09:56Thank you.
09:57He nodded and went to hand out
09:59materials to the others.
10:00A little after nine,
10:01my phone buzzed.
10:02The grocery store said
10:03you never showed up.
10:03I checked your room.
10:04Your suitcase is gone.
10:05Emma, where are you?
10:06I was so irritated.
10:08Everything okay?
10:08I shook my head,
10:09ignoring the cold sweat in my palms.
10:11I'm fine.
10:15I was working late
10:16in the records room that night.
10:17By the time I left,
10:18half the hallway lights were off.
10:20Noah came out of his office
10:21and saw me with my bag.
10:22Miss the shuttle?
10:24I can drive you.
10:25It's okay.
10:26I'll walk.
10:28Stick to the main streets.
10:29Don't take the alley
10:30behind the parking garage.
10:32Okay.
10:32But I still took a wrong turn.
10:35Port Meridian's University District
10:36was beautiful during the day.
10:37At night, it was too quiet.
10:39After the rain,
10:39the pavement reflected the streetlights.
10:41As I passed through an underpass,
10:43I heard footsteps behind me.
10:44At first,
10:45I thought someone was
10:46just walking by.
10:47Then the footsteps got closer.
10:49I hurried up.
10:49So did whoever was behind me.
10:51I had barely turned around
10:52when a hand grabbed my bag strap.
10:54The strap cut into my neck.
10:55Help!
10:58The man cursed under his breath
11:00and pulled harder at my bag.
11:02The next second,
11:03someone rushed over
11:04and punched him in the face.
11:05The man stumbled back,
11:06then turned and ran.
11:07I curled up on the ground,
11:08shaking with pain.
11:10My vision went dark.
11:11Noah crouched beside me.
11:12Emma, don't move.
11:14I called an ambulance.
11:15Look at me.
11:15Don't fall asleep.
11:17I wanted to thank him.
11:18Then everything went black.
11:21When I woke up again,
11:22I was in an observation room.
11:23Noah sat at the small table
11:25beside my bed,
11:25looking through files on his laptop.
11:27The moment he saw me awake,
11:29How do you feel?
11:31It's fine.
11:32He immediately poured me
11:33a glass of water
11:33and handed it to me.
11:34After I drank,
11:35I realized my phone
11:36had been vibrating nonstop.
11:38Your family?
11:39I unlocked the screen.
11:40The first message from mom said,
11:42Stop pretending to be dead.
11:43Call me now.
11:46I stared at those words.
11:48The panic came back
11:49and my fingers
11:50wouldn't stop shaking.
11:51I'm going to get you
11:52something to eat.
11:52Take your time.
11:53After the door closed,
11:54I frantically scrolled
11:55through the messages.
11:56Where the hell did you go?
11:59Your mother's worried sick.
12:01Stop trying to scare us.
12:03I checked with the grocery store.
12:05You never showed up.
12:05What are you doing?
12:07Emma, you're getting
12:08more and more ungrateful.
12:09Emma, don't do this.
12:11Mom is really worried about you.
12:12Worried?
12:13Did she really worry about me?
12:14I gave a short laugh,
12:15but my eyes burned.
12:16My phone rang again,
12:17I answered.
12:18Mom's voice came at me immediately.
12:20Emma Wicker,
12:20you have some nerve answering.
12:21Where did you run off to?
12:22Port Meridian.
12:24What are you doing there?
12:26Working.
12:26Didn't we find you a job?
12:31I didn't want it.
12:32Since when did you become so selfish?
12:33You left home without a word.
12:35Do you know how humiliating
12:36this is for us?
12:37I leaned back against my pillow.
12:38Do you know what I majored in?
12:39No one answered.
12:41Do you know when I interviewed?
12:43Do you know how much of my tuition
12:44I paid myself over the last four years?
12:46Do you know I worked every summer
12:48and never got to go anywhere?
12:49I'm asking why you didn't go to work.
12:51Why are you bringing up the past?
12:52This isn't the past.
12:53This is my life.
12:55Dad took the phone.
12:56Emma, you're the older sister.
12:58Lily is younger than you.
12:59You should...
13:00One year younger than me.
13:01No one spoke.
13:02I laughed once and went on.
13:04Because I'm one year older,
13:05I have to be the understanding one forever?
13:07I have to wash dishes, work,
13:09and watch her go to New York,
13:10Greece, and Paris?
13:12Emma.
13:13And the lake house.
13:14You bought it six months ago.
13:16180 days.
13:18Which day were you too busy to tell me?
13:22The line went completely silent.
13:25You love saying you raised
13:26an independent daughter,
13:27but all you did was raise a daughter
13:28daughter who learned early
13:30that no one was coming to help her.
13:32Mom sounded shaken.
13:33Do you have to make us sound so awful?
13:34We're your family!
13:37When have you ever treated me like family?
13:41I don't need a family like you.
13:45Then I hung up.
13:46Half an hour later,
13:47Noah came back carrying takeout.
13:48He didn't ask any questions.
13:50He opened the containers
13:50and set them in front of me.
13:54Soup first or food?
13:56I looked at him and tears fell.
13:57It was the first time
13:58anyone had asked me what I wanted.
14:01But for 22 years,
14:03I had known what everyone else liked.
14:05I had barely thought about what I liked.
14:07Later,
14:07when Maya found out about my family,
14:09she asked in shock.
14:10They don't celebrate your birthday?
14:11Sometimes they buy a cake,
14:13but it's usually Lily's favorite flavor.
14:15She was quiet for a moment,
14:16then swore.
14:17On my birthday,
14:17they brought a small lemon cake
14:19to the apartment rooftop.
14:20Noah came too.
14:21Before I blew out the candles,
14:22he handed me a small box.
14:23Inside was a silver bookmark,
14:25engraved with,
14:26for the life you choose.
14:27I held it for a long time
14:28without speaking.
14:29That night,
14:30after everyone else had left,
14:31Noah and I stood
14:32at the edge of the rooftop.
14:33The university clock tower
14:34rose in the distance,
14:35above the wet streetlights.
14:36A gust of wind came through.
14:38He put his jacket over my shoulders.
14:40Why are you so good to me?
14:41Because I see you.
14:42Something in my chest shifted.
14:44A few seconds later,
14:45I looked up and kissed him.
14:46His hand rested lightly on my back,
14:48like he was afraid I might regret it.
14:49But I wouldn't.
14:51When Ryan called,
14:52I hadn't replied to anyone
14:53in my family for two months.
14:54The first thing he asked was,
14:56Emma, do you hate us?
14:57I don't hate you.
14:58He seemed to relax.
14:59His voice softened.
15:00Then why won't you come home?
15:02Because I resent you.
15:03There was a long silence.
15:04I used to think you didn't need anything.
15:06You never cried or made a fuss.
15:07You never said anything.
15:08I thought you really didn't care.
15:10I laughed.
15:11I never asked because asking
15:13wouldn't have changed anything.
15:14Ryan stopped breathing for a second.
15:16Then he said,
15:17his voice dry,
15:17I'm sorry.
15:19A late apology couldn't save
15:20who I used to be.
15:21I said nothing.
15:22There was a rustle on the other end.
15:23Dad took the phone.
15:24Emma, come home.
15:25We found you another job near the house.
15:27It's safe and you'll be close to family.
15:29What would I come back for?
15:30He paused.
15:31To wash dishes that never end?
15:33Do housework that never ends?
15:34Watch you all keep revolving
15:36around Lily every day?
15:37Dad didn't answer.
15:38I looked out the window
15:38and suddenly asked,
15:39Dad, why did you never take me on trips?
15:42I don't like working.
15:43I wanted to go to Paris too.
15:45It was like something hit him.
15:46His voice shook.
15:47Emma, I'm sorry.
15:48I'm sorry.
15:49I hung up.
15:49That night, Lily sent me a long email.
15:52She said she was sorry.
15:53She knew I wanted to travel every summer.
15:55She knew she had damaged my suitcase.
15:57The lake house had been her idea too.
15:59She had asked mom and dad not to tell me yet
16:01because she wanted to pick the room
16:02with the lake view first.
16:03She said she always knew it wasn't fair,
16:05but she was too afraid to lose their favoritism.
16:08She hoped I could forgive her.
16:09After I finished reading,
16:10I sat there for a long time.
16:12Then I blocked everyone in my family.
16:15Six months later,
16:17Noah and I got married at City Hall.
16:18We didn't make a big event of it.
16:20We only invited Maya, Sophie, and Grace.
16:22Grace bought us a bouquet.
16:23Noah was so nervous at the entrance
16:25that he buttoned his shirt wrong.
16:26I couldn't help laughing at him.
16:28He looked down, then laughed too.
16:30I'm nervous.
16:30You get nervous too?
16:32I teased.
16:32Of course.
16:33He took my hand.
16:34I'm marrying my favorite person.
16:36How could I not be nervous?
16:37I squeezed his hand back,
16:38my eyes stinging.
16:39When we left City Hall,
16:40it was still raining lightly.
16:41Noah put his jacket over my shoulders.
16:43Are you cold?
16:44I shook my head.
16:45No.
16:46Then my phone lit up.
16:47A message from an unknown number.
16:49Emma, your mother knows you got married.
16:51Another message came right after.
16:53She called the police.
16:54I stared at the screen and almost laughed.
16:57They were always like this.
16:58If I didn't reply,
17:00I was being ungrateful.
17:02If I left home,
17:03I was throwing a tantrum.
17:04If I got married,
17:06someone had to be controlling me.
17:08They never believed I could choose,
17:10clearly and willingly,
17:11not to have them in my life.
17:13Half an hour later,
17:14the police contacted me.
17:17Hello, Mrs. Witter.
17:18Your family requested a welfare check.
17:20They believe you may be under someone's control.
17:22I thought about it,
17:23then agreed to go in.
17:24After I hung up,
17:25Noah asked,
17:26Are you sure?
17:27This needs to end.
17:28Then I smiled and tightened my grip on his hand.
17:30Besides,
17:31I'm not afraid anymore.
17:34At the police station,
17:35the first time Mom saw me,
17:37Emma!
17:37She ran towards me in tears.
17:39I stepped back.
17:41She missed the hug and froze.
17:43You?
17:43Her voice shook.
17:45How can you treat me like this?
17:48Was it him?
17:49Is he stopping you from contacting us?
17:53No.
17:53I don't want to contact you.
17:55Mom stared at me.
17:56We're your parents!
17:58I know.
17:59Then why didn't you tell us you were getting married?
18:01Because I didn't want you there.
18:03Mom's tears fell.
18:04You're still angry that we favored Lily,
18:05aren't you?
18:06But we apologized!
18:08What else do you want?
18:10I thought for a moment.
18:11What did I want?
18:12When I was little,
18:13I wanted them to call me to dinner.
18:15In college,
18:16I wanted them to ask if I was tired.
18:18On graduation day,
18:19I wanted a bouquet of flowers.
18:21When Lily went to Paris,
18:22I wanted someone to ask if I wanted to go too.
18:24But now,
18:25I didn't want anything.
18:29I wanted you to love me before I left.
18:31Mom looked like she couldn't breathe.
18:33Emma,
18:33your mother and I know we were wrong.
18:35Come home.
18:37The lake house has no room for me.
18:39There's no place for me at the dining table.
18:40I was never part of any of your plans.
18:43Where exactly do you want me to go back to?
18:45We can change all of that.
18:46You only think you need to change after I leave.
18:50That's the biggest problem.
18:52Emma,
18:53I'm sorry.
18:54I looked at her red eyes.
18:55It was the first time she had ever apologized to me.
18:57I hear you.
18:58Enough!
18:59Do you have to push this family to the edge before you're satisfied?
19:02Her familiar voice.
19:04Her familiar blame.
19:06Emma,
19:06I'm your mother.
19:07You can't really throw me away.
19:09Then you should have remembered sooner that I'm your daughter too.
19:13Mom went pale.
19:14The police station was silent,
19:16except for the rain outside.
19:18If you walk out with him today,
19:19don't ever come back to this house!
19:21Mom!
19:22Dad's face changed too.
19:24Lily closed her eyes,
19:25tears falling.
19:26Noah tightened his grip on my hand.
19:27I suddenly felt calm,
19:28as if I had been waiting years to hear those words.
19:31Okay.
19:32Mom froze.
19:33I held Noah's hand and turned toward the door.
19:35Behind me,
19:36Mom broke down crying.
19:37Dad shouted under his breath.
19:39Ryan kept calling my name.
19:40Only Lily stayed silent.
19:42She watched me leave,
19:43but she didn't follow.
19:44I didn't look back.
19:45By the time we walked out of the station,
19:46the rain had stopped.
19:47A pale strip of light showed at the edge of the sky.
19:50Are you okay?
19:51I'm good.
19:52They hadn't changed at all.
19:53That should have made me sad,
19:55but I only felt relieved.
19:56Because they hadn't changed,
19:58I could leave without hesitation.
20:01On the way back,
20:02Noah didn't say much.
20:03He just held my hand tight.
20:06Streetlights stretched our shadows across the ground.
20:08I looked at them, overlapping.
20:10They used to say things like that too.
20:12If I broke Lily's toy,
20:14they'd say,
20:15Emma, you're the older sister.
20:16If I came first in class,
20:18they'd say,
20:19Emma, set an example for your sister.
20:22If I got sick,
20:23they'd say,
20:24Emma, don't get your sister sick.
20:26I spoke slowly,
20:27like I was telling someone else's story.
20:30Their love always came with conditions.
20:33I just couldn't cause them any trouble.
20:35He said nothing.
20:37He only smoothed back the hair the wind had messed up.
20:40When we got back,
20:41Maya and the others were still awake.
20:43How'd it go?
20:44Your family didn't give you a hard time, did they?
20:47It's over.
20:48So what will you do now?
20:49Are you still staying here?
20:51When my internship housing ended,
20:52I'd have to move out.
20:54We're looking for a place.
20:56I froze and looked at him.
20:57We hadn't talked about that yet.
21:00I want a home that's ours.
21:01It doesn't have to be big.
21:03Just somewhere we can see the ocean.
21:05Home.
21:06The word rippled through me.
21:08Okay.
21:12The next day,
21:13we started looking at listings online.
21:14No one knew Port Meridian well.
21:16The houses here are older,
21:17but the view is great,
21:19and it's close to the university.
21:20You could walk to the library.
21:22We booked a viewing
21:23for a top floor apartment.
21:25It wasn't big,
21:25but the living room had huge
21:27floor-to-ceiling windows
21:28overlooking the gray-blue bay and marina.
21:30I liked it right away.
21:31Do you like it?
21:32We'll take it.
21:34It wasn't until we signed the lease
21:35that I realized,
21:37how did you know I'd agree?
21:39Because your eyes lit up
21:41when you stood by the window.
21:43I want an off-white couch.
21:45Then linen curtains.
21:47I want the bookshelf by the window.
21:49Then we can curl up there
21:51and read together.
21:51It all felt so real,
21:53like a dream.
21:54When my internship ended,
21:55I got a full-time offer.
21:56Noah also finished mentoring
21:58and went back to his architecture firm.
22:00On moving day,
22:01Maya and the others came to help.
22:02We carried our things
22:03into the new place
22:04one box at a time.
22:05Sunlight poured through the windows.
22:06The air smelled like dust
22:08in the future.
22:08Then my phone buzzed.
22:11Emma,
22:11someone's here for you.
22:14I reached the door
22:15and saw Ryan downstairs.
22:17When he saw me,
22:18he looked awkward.
22:18Emma.
22:19I leaned against the doorframe.
22:20I had no intention
22:21of inviting him up.
22:22This is a wedding gift.
22:24I didn't take it.
22:26I heard you settled in Port Meridian.
22:27Is work going well?
22:28I looked at him
22:29and found it almost ironic.
22:30He was always like this,
22:31using small talk
22:32to hide what he really wanted.
22:33What are you here for?
22:34Ryan's expression finally cracked.
22:36He looked at me,
22:37his eyes pleading.
22:38Emma, come home.
22:38Home?
22:39I know you're still mad at us,
22:41but Mom,
22:43she's sick.
22:43My heart dropped,
22:45but my face didn't change.
22:46Since you left,
22:47she hasn't slept or eaten well.
22:49A few days ago,
22:50she even passed out.
22:51Emma,
22:52I know we were wrong before,
22:54but she's still Mom.
22:56Can't you come back to see her?
22:59I said calmly,
23:00Ryan,
23:01do you remember the code
23:01to the lake house?
23:02He froze.
23:03Zoo 81904.
23:04I answered for him.
23:05Your birthday.
23:07Lily's birth month.
23:08Do any of you know
23:09when my birthday is?
23:10Ryan's lips moved,
23:11but no words came out.
23:12You don't.
23:13You only know I was born in winter.
23:15It snowed that day.
23:17Mom had a hemorrhage.
23:18I was a problem
23:19from the moment I was born.
23:20His face went pale,
23:21so don't guilt track me
23:22with Mom being sick.
23:23My words seemed to hit him.
23:24Do you have to be this heartless?
23:26We know we were wrong.
23:27What else do you want?
23:28I want nothing.
23:29I just don't want to keep
23:30pretending with you.
23:31I turned to go upstairs.
23:32Emma,
23:33do you think marrying him
23:33means you can escape all this?
23:35You'll always be a whitening.
23:36You can't get away from us.
23:38I stopped,
23:39but didn't turn around.
23:40Is that so?
23:41I said softly.
23:42We'll see.
23:44When I got home,
23:46Noah was by the window
23:47on the phone.
23:47He saw me,
23:48hung up quickly,
23:49and pulled me into his arms.
23:51It's okay now.
23:51I buried my face in his chest.
23:53Breathing him in,
23:54I finally began to relax.
23:56That night,
23:57we sat on the rug
23:57eating takeout pizza.
23:59Want to travel?
23:59The firm has a project
24:01in Aurelia next month.
24:02We could visit Bella Fiorna
24:03while we're there.
24:04A honeymoon.
24:05And my eyes suddenly felt burned.
24:07Okay.
24:07Before we left for Aurelia,
24:09Dad called.
24:10Emma,
24:11your mom is in the hospital.
24:12He sighed on the other end.
24:13I know you don't believe me.
24:15Ryan told me.
24:16But this time it's real.
24:17Emma,
24:18please.
24:20Come home just once.
24:21Come for me.
24:22I closed my eyes,
24:23and for a moment,
24:24I was back in that suffocating house.
24:27Dad,
24:27I booked my flight to Aurelia
24:29for the day after tomorrow.
24:30The line went completely quiet.
24:32Okay.
24:33Okay.
24:34Enjoy your trip.
24:36After I hung up,
24:37I sat on the couch
24:38for a long time without moving.
24:41Noah came out of his study
24:42and handed me a cup of hot water.
24:45Everything taken care of?
24:46He sat beside me
24:47and took my cold hand.
24:48Emma,
24:48you didn't do anything wrong.
24:50I know.
24:51But the night before our flight,
24:53I got a text from an unknown number.
24:56Emma,
24:57it's Lily.
24:58I'm in Port Meridian.
24:59I'm at the coffee shop downstairs.
25:01Can you come down?
25:02Don't tell them.
25:03I got dressed
25:04and went downstairs.
25:06Lily was sitting
25:06in the farthest corner
25:07of the coffee shop.
25:08She'd lost a lot of weight.
25:10Her pretty blonde curls
25:11were tied back carelessly,
25:12and she looked worn out.
25:13The second she saw me,
25:14she stood up,
25:15looking nervous.
25:16Emma,
25:17what are you doing here?
25:18Tears slid down her cheeks,
25:20dotting the table.
25:23Every since you left,
25:25everything at home
25:25has fallen apart.
25:26I finally realized
25:27you were the most important person
25:28in that family.
25:30So?
25:31Did you come here
25:32because you want me to go back
25:33and keep your family together?
25:34No!
25:35I just,
25:36I don't know what to do anymore.
25:39It's mom's medical report.
25:40She is really sick.
25:41She's not faking it.
25:42The doctor said
25:43she has moderate depression.
25:45She needs family around her.
25:46I didn't look at it.
25:48Lily,
25:50how is a daughter
25:51who was never loved
25:52supposed to love her mother?
25:53Her tears came faster.
25:55You should go.
25:56I can't help you.
25:57Emma,
25:58can you really be this heartless?
26:00She's your mom too!
26:01That again.
26:02I stood
26:02and took out a few bills
26:03from my wallet,
26:04placing them on the table.
26:05This is for your coffee.
26:06Don't come looking for me again.
26:08Then I turned and left
26:08without looking back.
26:11When I got home,
26:12Noah was waiting
26:13in the living room.
26:13He saw me,
26:14but didn't ask anything.
26:15He just came over
26:16and held me gently.
26:17I'm here.
26:18I finally burst out crying.
26:20The next day,
26:20we flew to Bella Fiora
26:21as planned.
26:22The plane broke
26:23through the clouds.
26:24The sun was bright.
26:25I leaned against the window
26:26and watched the city
26:27shrink below us.
26:28I'd never felt so calm.
26:30We stayed in Bella Fiora
26:31for three days.
26:32During the day,
26:33Noah took me
26:33to the Vittoria Gallery
26:34up Street Celeste Cathedral
26:36and for walks
26:36along the Silvara River.
26:38At night,
26:38we curled up
26:39on the hotel balcony,
26:40drinking Valdoro red wine
26:41and looking at the lights
26:42across the river.
26:43He told me a lot
26:44about his childhood.
26:44His parents divorced
26:45when he was little
26:46and he grew up
26:47with his grandmother.
26:47She was a cool old lady
26:49who loved rock music
26:50and taught him
26:50how to play the guitar.
26:51And your grandmother now?
26:53She passed away
26:54two years ago.
26:54Noah looked into the distance.
26:56Before she died,
26:57she told me to find someone
26:58who could make me smile.
26:59He turned to me,
26:59his gray-green eyes
27:00full of warmth.
27:01I did.
27:03The day we left
27:04Bella Fiora,
27:05we went to a handmade leather shop.
27:07The owner was a white-haired
27:08old man
27:08in reading glasses,
27:10hand-stitching a wallet.
27:11Noah picked a dark-brown
27:12passport holder
27:13and had my initials
27:14engraved on it.
27:15Watching the old man work,
27:17I suddenly asked,
27:18Can you add one more line?
27:21What would you like it to say?
27:22I looked at Noah.
27:23He was smiling at me.
27:24For the life I choose.
27:27After Aurelia,
27:29life seemed to settle
27:30back into place.
27:31I got used to my new job.
27:33Noah's firm landed
27:33a few big projects too.
27:35We went grocery shopping,
27:36cooked together,
27:37and curled up on the couch
27:38watching movies
27:39on weekend afternoons.
27:41Sometimes,
27:42I still thought of my family.
27:44Mom's sharp accusations,
27:46Dad's helpless size,
27:47Ryan's disappointed look,
27:49Lily's red-rimmed eyes,
27:51but those memories
27:52already felt far away.
27:53Then,
27:54one day,
27:55a package arrived
27:56at my office.
27:56There was no sender information.
27:58I opened it.
27:59Inside was a sky-blue suitcase,
28:01the one I'd given Ryan.
28:04A note was taped
28:05to the suitcase
28:06in Lily's handwriting.
28:07Emma,
28:08I'm sorry.
28:09This was always
28:10supposed to be yours.
28:11I stood there,
28:12staring at it
28:12for a long time.
28:14If you don't want it,
28:15throw it out.
28:15I shook my head
28:16and pushed it
28:17to the very back
28:17of the storage room.
28:18I thought that was
28:19the end of it.
28:20Then,
28:20two weeks later,
28:21Ryan showed up
28:22outside my office again.
28:23Emma!
28:24I stopped
28:24and looked at him.
28:25Lily is gone.
28:26She left a note
28:27and disappeared.
28:28None of us
28:29can reach her.
28:30My heart sank.
28:31You were the last person
28:32she contacted,
28:33weren't you?
28:34She came to see you,
28:35didn't she?
28:35I didn't answer.
28:37Emma!
28:38Where did you hide her?
28:41I don't know.
28:42You're lying!
28:44It must be you.
28:46You hate us,
28:47so you took Lily too,
28:49didn't you?
28:51Ryan?
28:52Have you ever thought
28:53Lily didn't leave
28:54because of me,
28:54but because of all of you?
28:56You never asked
28:57what she wanted,
28:58just like you never asked me.
29:00Go.
29:00I really don't know
29:01where Lily is.
29:02He stood there
29:03like a statue,
29:03completely lost.
29:05That night,
29:05I had a dream.
29:06I was back in that house.
29:07The living room was empty.
29:08I opened every door,
29:10dad's room,
29:10mom's room,
29:11all empty.
29:12Then I opened my own door.
29:13There was nothing inside,
29:14just that sky blue suitcase,
29:16standing quietly
29:17in the middle of the room.
29:18I woke up drenched in sweat.
29:19Noah stirred
29:20and turned on the bedside lamp.
29:21Bad dream?
29:23I dreamed
29:24I was the only one left
29:26at that house.
29:26That house isn't your home anymore.
29:28You have a new life now?
29:29And suddenly,
29:30I understood.
29:31The next morning,
29:32I texted Ryan.
29:33Look into art schools
29:34in Bella Furia.
29:34You have a new life.
29:36Just listen to me.
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