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She scanned the party guests for her father At last, she found hie elders He had come alone to the ball and she knew that he would leave alone too She did not want to end up like him

Noasn’t the best ti of war going on within herself She had to know

She , Poppa”

“Hello, daughter Shouldn’t you be with your date?”

Her stomach churned She was in no ony was just to get it out there “Do you knohy Momma was murdered?”

Instantly the color drained fro of this?”

“You said you didn’t think she died as a result of a ht popped into her mind and she uttered it before her brain could process the i and it got her killed?”

The color ca back to her father’s face His voice ca the fury behind each word “Annabelle, I will not stand for you speaking toto warrant such hostility and suspicion”

He was right She’d let her iet the best of her “I’ I can’t take it anymore”

“Do you honestly think yourto hurt our falistened with unshed tears “I miss her so much”

“I miss her too”

“She would have been proud of the young worown into”

“Thank you”

“For what?”

“Talking about Momma You never want to talk of her and it hurts because Iabout her keeps those memories alive for me”