“I Never Gave Him the Key — When My Stepdad Tried to Break In, I Was Ready”

them to know what I didn’t,” she said. “That grief makes you vulnerable, but it doesn’t make you stupid. That trusting someone doesn’t mean giving them everything. That you can love someone and still protect yourself.”

“Dad would be proud,” I told her.

“I think he’d just be relieved,” she replied. “That the plan worked. That we both made it through.”

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