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my mother called me twice. Once to ask if I’d watch Vera’s stepson if the nanny got sick. Once to tell me Aunt Helen had passed.
She did not call to ask how Caleb was. She did not ask his shoe size. She did not ask his favorite color.
He had a favorite color by then. It was green. In October of 2018, Vera had a baby shower.
It was a Saturday. I saw the continue reading …
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