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She kept her body in the doorfra of food in my hands That’s when I heard the deepokay? Who was at the door?"

I’er as we stood there, silently staring at each other Then the voice spoke again "Robin? What are you doing? Get back in bed"

I shookthat crept up my throat "I’et back in bed," I croaked I didn’t wait for her to say anything, I turned on my heel and took off down the hallway I heard her call afterworse

I had no patience to wait for the elevator, so I bound down the stairs, taking two and three at a tiet outside into the fresh air I threw open the door and nearly tuet inside the safety of my car, I ploppedwhat to do next

With no destination inarea and just drove I could feel the tears threatening, but I was deteroing tobetter Twenty minutes later I found myself at the zoo Why in the fuck was I at the zoo? I didn’t question it, I just got out and ave so on the park benches the bag of food and just kept walking until I was inside the gates

Forat the exhibits It had been a really long time since I had been there, actually the last ti ht or nine I looked around at the other families that were there and I was a bit envious of the tiether I realized just how much I missed those times with my mom and my sister I sat down at one of the benches around the reflection pond and dialed Crys’ number

"If it isn’t my favorite brother," she answered the phone cheerfully, not even bothering to say hello

Her voice alone put a smile on my face "I’m your only brother, Crys It’s not much of a competition"

"When did you beco

"It’s after eleven o’clock here, and I figured with your rugrats you would be awake already"

I could hear her sigh "Yes, these nephews of yours don’t knohat the words ‘sleeping in’ round followed by yelling of whose fault it was "See, just another day of paradise going on here"

"Do I need to call back at a better ti, she retorted, "Sure, how does fourteen years froh a phone call uninterrupted about that time"

"No, that won’t work for"I have dinner plans that night"

"Well then, I suppose you’ll have to tell me the reason for this phone call now I’m sure you didn’t just decide to call up your old sister out of the blue to check onokay with you and Scarlett?"

Groaning, I began telling her aboutan awful day… one of those where everything is going wrong, ya know? For soht now"

"Why in the world are you at the zoo?" she screeched in my ear

"I don’t know honestly I just kind of ended up here I alking around and I started thinking about the last tiht you and me fora stroll down memory lane; shit must be really fucked up What in the world happened?"

Not beating around the bush any longer, "I took uy there She wouldn’t even let me inside"

"Okay…"

"Did you not here me, Crys? I said there was a man there… like he called her back to bed; it was horrific I thought I was going to be sick right there"

"Ash, Mole woman She’s allowed to have someone stay over Do you honestly expect her to be celibate the rest of her life now that she’s divorced?" Her laughter at me just infuriated me more

"No, I don’t! Well, ross," I retorted angrily

"I totally just rolledridiculous," she scolded me "Did you call her before you showed up at her front door? I’ probably not"