“They promised they'd take me with them. They promised… they loved me.” A slight hiccup escapes from my trembling lips, but I look away, refusing to let them see me break. I've cried enough, and today, that stops. “They promised me everything, and I believed every lie they told.” I swallow hard, vigorously wiping away the tears falling down my cheeks. “They left me, and they left her,”

