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unevenly around her face.
She tripped over the garden hose.
For one terrible second, my body remembered fear.
Then Lily landed on her back in the grass and burst out laughing.
The popsicle broke in two beside her.
Everyone froze.
She sat up, looked at the pieces, looked at me, and yelled, “Five-second rule!”
The backyard exploded with laughter.
She picked continue reading …
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