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cnu-When I woke up from spinal surgery, I expected to see my parents waiting beside my hospital bed with flowers and tears, but instead a trust attorney stood at the foot of the bed and said, “Celestine, your parents transferred $31,247.83 out of your grandmother’s educational trust while you were under anesthesia” — and when he showed me the text my mother sent at 9:39 a.m., the seven words were colder than the operating room: “Do it now while she can’t check.”

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It hurt less than it had the week before.

That felt like progress.

The plea hearing was set for March 18th.

Amanda told me I did not have to attend.

Clayton said I could choose whatever protected my recovery.

Linda told me trauma did not become more valid just because I watched it get processed by a court.

Jordan said, “I’ll drive either way.”

I went.

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