My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

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For a brief moment, Serenity allowed herself to imagine her parents were still together, and the three of them were simply out for lunch as a family. It was a comforting ought, but it quickly dissolved when Valerie broke the

silence.

“Okay, we’ve eaten. Now, Serenity, Marcus–what do you want to talk to me about?”

Serenity glanced between her mother’s sharp tone and her father’s passive demeanor and decided to speak up

first.

“Mom, I’ve made a decision. I’m going to take a year off. I need time to think things through.”

“What? Serenity, what are you talking about? That wasn’t the deal! You’re supposed to be studying!”

“Mom, I’m not saying I won’t go back to studying. But with everything going on, I’ve been falling behind. I want to withdraw from school for the year.

ה

Valerie snapped, her voice rising with anger. “You can’t just drop out of school! You need to keep going. I don’t care what it takes–you’re going to improve your grades!”

not asking

“Don’t raise your voice at

do now with her.

softening, clearly regretting

you? You asked me to keep it simple and only mention the break from school. But

up your mind, I can’t say whether it’s

Their separation was clearly affecting her more than either of them realized. Despite trying to act like an adult, she felt the weight

not all, Mom…”

Your father’s already given

trying to

leaving the house,” Serenity announced

did you just say?” Valerie shouted,

house again. Remember, you have two kids. Remember that John is your son, not mine. You’ve been consumed with your divorce, with Peter, with who–knows–what fantasies. But in that house, there are other people who exist too. It’s not

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tears welling up, but before they could fall, Marcus reached out and took her hand. She tried to pull it away, but he

me a mome alone with

wake–up call. Valerie was stuck in her grief–not over Marcus or the divorce, but over Peter, the man she had once called fer father. That was the