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yards. Vernon waived his rights without argument.
When Mrs. Rodriguez told Quincy, he stared at her.
“I can stay with Mommy?”
She smiled through tears. “Yes, honey.”
He turned to me.
“Even if Violet is different?”
The question was pure Nadine. Her poison, repeated in a child’s fear.
I knelt despite the pain.
“Especially because Violet is different. Especially continue reading …
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