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smiled weakly. His mother said, “Oh, Vanessa.”
I took Lily to the bathroom and pretended we needed to wash chocolate off her hands.
Inside, Lily looked up at me in the mirror.
“Is my head too little?”
“No,” I said too quickly.
“Is my hair bad?”
“No, baby. Your hair is beautiful.”
“Then why did Aunt Vanessa say that?”
I didn’t have an answer that wouldn’t damage continue reading …
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