My Parents Took My Sister To Italy Until They Came Home To An Empty House

with my house key placed carefully on top.

I got into my car and drove away without looking back.

There was nothing left for me there.

I drove for three days, through rolling hills and sprawling flatlands, across state lines and into a new geography. With each mile I put between myself and that hollow house, I felt something release in my chest.

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