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"You’reher in his arms

They loved in a way that ust day years ago when Dad died, a part of Mama left too I remembered in some novel I’d read the author said, "No soulmate leaves the world alone; they always take a piece of their other half along with theet out of bed forshe wouldn’t fade away from sadness I’d never seen her cry until she lost her husband I didn’t show too much emotion around her, because I knew that would only h when I was alone

When she finally did get out of bed, she went to church for a feeeks, takingco kind of fas happened Our church trips didn’t last very long, though, because Ma time on such deceit and empty promises of a promised land

Pastor Reece asked us not to cos smooth out a bit

I hadn’t known people could be banished from a holy temple until that very uessed he met a different kind of ‘one’ and a special kind of ‘all’

Nowadays Maular Some she slept with, others she used to help pay the bills, and then some she kept ‘round because she was lonely and they kind of looked like Dad Soht there was a car parked in front of her little house It was a deep navy blue, with shiny metallic silver fra with a cigar between his lips, and Maht out of the 1960s She giggled as he whispered soh she’d always given Dad

It was a little vacant, a little hollow, a little sad

I glanced down the street and saw Ms Jackson surrounded by the other gossipy wo at Mah to hear them so I could tell theood block away Even the kids ere tossing a ball in the street, hitting it around with a few broken sticks stopped their actions and stared wide-eyed at Maer

Cars that cost as much as his never traveled down streets that looked like ours I’d tried to convince Mahborhood, but she refused I thought it was ether

Maybe she hadn’t coo yet

The hed together She earing her nicest dress, a yellow dress that hung off her shoulders, hugged her small waist, and flared out at the bottom She wore so much makeup that it made her fifty-year-old face look unk on her cheeks, but she said a little blush irl turn into a woman The pearls around her neck were froer before tonight, and I wondered why she earing thelancedfro, at least do a better job at it Now come on over and meet my new friend," Mama shouted