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Around 3:00 a.m., I stood up. My legs were shaky, but my mind felt strangely clear. The dresses were unsalvageable. Even if a seamstress lived next door, there was no putting them back together. My father had made sure of that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fine. Let the dresses be ruined. Let them lie there like symbols of everything my family thought I wasn\u2019t worth.<\/span><\/p>\n

I took a long breath and exhaled through my teeth, steadying my voice. Then I began packing. Slow, methodical, the way I\u2019d been trained. My heels, toiletries, paperwork for the ceremony, the small photo of my fianc\u00e9 tucked neatly into its frame. The card he\u2019d given me:\u00a0<\/span>Whatever tomorrow looks like, I\u2019ll be waiting.<\/span>\u00a0I placed it inside my bag.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then, without hesitation, I reached into the back of my closet, past old shoes, past forgotten boxes, to the garment bag I kept for occasions that demanded strength, not softness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Around 3:00 a.m., I stood up. My legs were shaky, but my mind felt strangely clear. The dresses were unsalvageable. Even if a seamstress lived next door, there was no putting them back together. My father had made sure of that. Fine. Let the dresses be ruined. Let them lie there like symbols of everything…<\/p>\n

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