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Dragging my suitcase behind me, I limped out of the old mansion, each step lighter than the last. No more threats. No more walking on eggshells. From today onward, I will live on my own terms.
I hailed a rental car. The driver asked me where I was headed. I thought for a moment.
“First, the funeral home. Then, the airport.”
I do not look back after the hotel vanishes behind the bend of the coastal road. The Gulf Shores night slides past the …
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