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of weight.
Because of what it represented.
I wrapped my fingers around it.
My mother’s breath caught.
“Olivia,” she whispered, voice desperate now. “You’re making a mistake. You’re humiliating us.”
I stared at her.
“You humiliated me,” I said. “For months. Quietly. Every day.”
My mother’s eyes flicked to the officer, then back to me.
“Please,” she said. “Let’s continue reading …
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