I found the hotel booking on a Tuesday morning while I was looking for the printout of my daughter's vaccination records.
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Chapter 9 / 10
Chapter 9 - The Final Chapter
The divorce was finalized on a crisp October morning. I walked out of the courthouse, the crisp air hitting my face, and took a deep breath.
I had everything I needed. My career was thriving, Lily was flourishing, and for the first time in my adult life, I had no one to please but myself and my daughter.
I looked at my phone. A message from Priya: Drinks tonight?
I looked at Lily, who was busy trying to catch a leaf falling from a maple tree. She caught it, grinned at me, and ran over to show me.
"Look, Mom! I caught it!"
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"That's amazing," I said.
I knew then that I didn't need to look back. I wasn't defined by the lie he lived, and I certainly wasn't defined by the space he left behind.
