In a moment of postpartum exhaustion, the narrator cruelly yelled at her mother for touching her newborn daughter with work-worn hands.
Hurt by the harsh outburst, her mother quietly walked away and cut off all communication, leading to four months of silence.
Visiting her mother’s house with a spare key, the narrator was shocked to find the home entirely empty of furniture and family memories.
A surprise phone call months later forced her to face the painful consequences of her words and her mother’s secret struggle.
