She looked around the room like she already saw something else—something cleaner. Brighter. A version of her life that had no place for me.

Then she said the sentence that broke something inside me.

“If you don’t have anywhere to go, that’s not my problem.”

I didn’t argue.

Not because I agreed—because some betrayals hit so hard, you just… stop moving.

I packed quietly. A few clothes. My medication. Some documents. And an old photo of Sofia as a little girl, smiling with a missing tooth, holding my arm like I was the safest place in the world.

At the back of a drawer, I found something else—a faded blue bank card.

National Savings Bank.

I barely remembered it. Some old payroll account from the 90s. Probably empty. Maybe a few dollars left. Maybe nothing.

Still, I slipped it into my pocket.

Because when your own child throws you out, even a useless piece of plastic starts to feel like proof that your life meant something once.

When I walked out, Sofia didn’t even look up.

I left my keys on the table.

No goodbye. No “call me.” No hesitation.

Outside, the world kept moving like nothing had happened.

Cars passed. People laughed. Coffee cups steamed in their hands.