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I stayed calm, almost detached.
“The house is unsafe for Mom to live in alone.”
“None of you are actually willing to show up.”
“And if you’re going to pretend to care, you should at least do something that helps.”
That landed hard.
“You can’t just force a sale.”
Every head turned.
She’d never had my back before. Not once.
“Stop,” she said, sharper this time.
Then Nancy broke. “Look, I tried,” she said quietly. “Last year, when she stayed with me. But she’d forget where she was. She accused me of moving her things and called neighbors at odd hours.”
I frowned.
“I don’t remember that,” our mother said softly.
One by one, the others began talking.
Nick admitted he feared leaving her alone.