“For four years, I tried to keep the peace between us at any cost.

And that was my mistake, Richard — not the divorce, that.

Because I confused keeping the peace with staying silent.

And while I was busy making sure I never caused any trouble with you, our daughter was learning that asking for help would only ever get her punished.”

“She lied about everything,” he said.

And those four words closed the last door that had still been standing, somewhere, in my heart.