cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

three ribs?”

Vanessa’s attorney objected.

Marjorie waited.

I watched my sister’s face.

Not once did she look sorry.

Emma’s deposition happened two weeks later.

She wore a blue cardigan and kept one hand near her side even though the worst pain had eased. Marjorie sat beside her. I sat behind her, where she could see me if she turned.

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