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.

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her voice rising with anger. “You can’t just drop out of school! You need to keep going.

do, and I’m not asking for permission. If you haven’t noticed, I’m not

tension. “Don’t raise your voice at your mother. Never, and I mean never, disrespect

me. I explained this calmly to you earlier, just like I’m trying to do now with her. But as usual, she doesn’t take

sweetheart…” Marcus began, his voice softening, clearly

You asked me to keep it simple and only mention the break from school. But you’re not saying

what you’ve decided–if you’ve made up your mind, I can’t say whether it’s right or

of them realized. Despite trying to act like an adult, she felt the weight of responsibilities that weren’t hers–responsibilities her mother sometimes forgot, distracted as she was by her own

all,

already given

interjected, trying to

house,” Serenity

say?” Valerie shouted, clutching her

you need to take charge of the 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 my responsibility to take care of John, but I do it–because I love

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took her hand. She tried to pull it away, but he held on tighter.

“please, give me a mome alone with your mother.”

She felt bad for John, but her mother needed a 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