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A woman with tired eyes and a spine that had finally remembered it was made of bone.
I started the engine.
The car purred like it was relieved.
My grandfather got into the passenger seat.
He didn’t ask.
He didn’t instruct.
He simply sat there, calm, trusting.
Attorney Thompson and the officer watched as I pulled out of the lot.
In the mirror, I saw my mother continue reading …
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