~LENORA'S POV
"I'm sorry, but your mother no longer lives here."
For a second, I just stood there, staring at the woman like I had heard her wrong. The door was half open, her hand still on the knob, her expression polite but distant in the way strangers usually are.
"No longer lives here?" I repeated, my voice quieter than I meant it to be. "Do you know where she went?"
She shook her head almost immediately, like she had already been asked that question before. "No, I'm sorry. I only moved in a few months ago. The previous owner didn't leave any details."
I nodded, even though it didn't help. "Alright. Thank you."
She gave a small smile and closed the door, and just like that, it was over. I stayed there for a moment longer, looking at the door like something would change if I waited, but nothing did.
