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would: evaluating.
The doorbell rang. I opened the door. We stood 3 feet apart.
She looked older, more gray in her hair. Lines around her mouth that had not been there 9 years ago. Her eyes, the same shade of green as mine, were already damp.
“Iris.” “Mom.” A silence. Four seconds.
“I came to talk about the children’s future.” Not, “I came because I missed continue reading …
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