the ceremony, my phone rang while I was trimming roses. And once again, Vanessa became the reason a promise to me could be revised without consulting me. Mom called ten minutes after Dad. ” I leaned against the workbench. ” I almost laughed. There it was. The family accounting system in its cleanest form. I had someone. Therefore, my pain counted less. ” Mom went silent. I had not planned to say it. Once it existed between us, I realized it was the truest sentence of the conversation. Mom’s voice hardened. ” Then she
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