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"You’re gonna corand, when you have that? You’re going to forceclothes, food, and diapers for Keith, and you fking have that!" Before she could say anything or pass ht out in front of her "Key"

Mo to Charlie, nothing to Keithjust nothing With jerkyand slapped it into ift," she snarled as she passed me

"Yeah, I bet it was If it’s fro Charlie andWe won’t be there"

Without a look back in my direction, she climbed into the SUV and took off

I slammed the door and locked it and stalked back to the couches, whenit just before voiceat the screen, and growled, "What?"

There was a pause before: "Wow You’re doing worse than I thought you were"

I glanced at the screen for a second and tried to talk nor "Have you heard from her, Graham?"

"No, but Mom talked to her yesterday"

"And?" I prompted when he didn’t continue But froer quickly faded into the pain I had beco hoood Actually her words were: ‘Grey sounded great, happy even’ So there’s that"

"Good," Iat the floor "That’s good"

"You don’t sound like it’s a good thing"

"No, it is I want her happy That’s all I’ve ever wanted"

"I know it is I think if she’s doing good, and it’s been this long but she doesn’t have plans to coo to her," he said

I wanted to I wanted to so da in rab my keys and leave for Seattle But she was happy "I can’t, Graham You heard your mom, she’s happy A month away from here and me, and she’s happy I can’t take that away frohed "I had a feeling you would say that"

"Then why call?"

"Do you still love my sister?" he asked after a few silent : if she found so for her to co in me just stopped for tortured moments before I forced out, "What are you--did she--are you--Graham, is she with someone?"

"I don’t know Honestly, I don’t All I know is that she’s happy, and she doesn’t have any plans to come back yet Whether that means she’s found someone already or not, she will eventually find soet her"

"I will, I gotta go"