« Your family from around here? » she asked.
Looking back, there were clues.
« Mostly. »
« Your mother too? »
« Yeah. »
She nodded as if that meant something.
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I didn’t think to ask why.
Another afternoon, I asked if she had family nearby.
Looking back, there were clues. Once, after asking about my mother, Eleanor studied me for a few seconds and said, « You have her eyes. » I assumed she meant my mother, and when I asked what she meant, she only smiled and told me to keep reading. I forgot about it until Martin mentioned Rose.
Another afternoon, I asked if she had family nearby.
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