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from a new number, voice shrill.
“You did this,” she screamed. “You ruined her life.”
I held the phone away from my ear.
Ethan was on my lap, blinking up at me like he was trying to understand why my face tightened.
I lowered my voice.
“Mom,” I said, “Mary ruined her life. You taught her she could.”
I hung up.
That night, I sat on the couch in my apartment continue reading …
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