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That was when the foundation of their life began to crack.<\/p>\n
Nick\u2019s mother was a constant, dripping poison. \u201cLook what she\u2019s done to you,\u201d she\u2019d hiss at her son, just loud enough for Lisa to hear. \u201cHe\u2019s only thirty! He should be traveling, experiencing life! Instead, she\u2019s trapped him with a mountain of children. You think she\u2019s got the brains to give them a real future? Four apartments, four college tuitions? She\u2019s breeding poverty, and she\u2019s happy about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lisa never fought back. She absorbed the venom, believing her love for Nick was a strong enough shield for them both. She was young, naive, and tragically wrong.<\/p>\n
The twins were five months old when Nick came home with hollow eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m leaving,\u201d he said, the words as flat and final as a tombstone.<\/p>\n
Lisa\u2019s world tilted on its axis. \u201cLeaving? What are you talking about? Where are you going?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cActually,\u201d he corrected, unable to meet her gaze, \u201cyou\u2019re the one who\u2019s leaving. You know my parents provided most of the down payment for this house.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNick, have you lost your mind?\u201d Lisa stammered, sinking into a kitchen chair. \u201cWhat about the children?\u201d<\/p>\n