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We barely had enough for ourselves.
I had no idea where my father was.
Then, suddenly, there were three of us.
One evening, Mom brought home a thin girl clutching a plastic bag of clothes.
« This is Tessa, » Mom said.
« She’s your sister now. »
That was all the explanation I got.
Tessa got the bed by the window, the larger slice of pie, and the red winter coat I had begged for.
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