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« While I’m here, I’ll take care of you. »
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Grandma had been taking care of me since I was four.
That was when my mother, Victoria, left me at her house.
« Just until I get settled, » Mom said.
She got settled.
Remarried.
Had two more daughters.
Bought a house.
But she never came back for me.
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