EMMA’S POV “Mom, what’s wrong?” I asked quickly, my heart pounding faster, each beat echoing my growing worry. I reached for her hand, cold and trembling in mine. She kept crying, shaking her head like she was trying to shake off a heavy weight she couldn't bear any longer. “I have failed, Emma. I’ve failed as a mother, and I’ve failed your father too,” she sobbed, her voice thick with despair. Her tears streamed down her cheeks, catching the dim light of the hallway, making them glisten like tiny, sorrowful stars. “Mom, no,” I whispered, gently guiding her into the room and closing the door behind us. The room seemed to shrink, the walls pressing in as her sorrow filled the space, wrapping around us like a suffocating blanket. “I tried so hard to keep everything together, to be strong for all of you,” she continued, her voice breaking with each word, the pain in her tone tearing through the air. “But I’ve let you down. I’ve let everyone down.” Her words cut through me, her raw pa
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