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Mom looked me up and down. « You’re really staying home? »
« I already told you I was. »
Mom sighed loudly.
« Annie, this bitterness has gone on long enough. Lina is your sister. »
I looked at her.
« Annie, this bitterness has gone on long enough. Lina is your sister. »
That was the part nobody in my family seemed interested in remembering.
Mom then said, « She deserves happiness too. »
Amelia stood beside the door, watching us.