"Two Years Have Passed. Since Then, My Daughter Hasn't Called or Sent a Message": She Doesn't Want to See Me, and I'm Turning 70 Soon

“Two Years Have Passed. Since Then, My Daughter Hasn’t Called or Sent a Message”: She Doesn’t Want to See Me, and I’m Turning 70 Soon

My neighbor, Claire, is 68 years old. She lives alone, so I sometimes visit her and bring something for tea. We have lovely conversations; she’s very pleasant and enjoys talking about her travels. However, she tries not to talk about her family. But one day, she decided to open up about her adult daughter, with whom she has no communication at all. I’ll start