Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakati friends.

It is your sister and friend, Adar.

And you're listening to The Digital Sisterhood Podcast.

Last week, we left you on the craziest cliffhanger.

In part one, Nora shared the impossible journey they went on

trying to get their mom back in their care.

They spent years deficing this plan to keep their head down,

deal with their abusive father until Nora's oldest sister turned 18.

But their plan was accelerated when their father was arrested after the

altercation that happened at home.

That's when the lawyer told them,

do your exit plan earlier.

This was their most optimal time to get out.

Maybe even the only time they could do it, so they took it.

Nora was finally old enough to be emancipated.

Her oldest sister took the custody of their little brother.

They were able to rent an apartment and move to live on their own.

Slowly but surely, the first phase of their plan was completed.

So at this point, once we're living in the apartment,

I wouldn't say life is happy. Life is still a struggle because we're

three young people trying to live on our own, provide for ourselves.

So it's expensive. It's, you know, like I said,

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