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“I love you You know I do But you’ve always been jealous of Vivi Ann”

Dallas had said essentially the saht of her And even more, to know that she deserved it “I’m afraid he’s innocent Is that what you want to know?”

“And can you really get him out of prison?”

“I don’t know All I can do is try”

Aurora said, “God help you if you fail in this, Win She ht not survive a second time”

“I know that”

“Okay,” Aurora said at last “What can I do to help?”

“Be with her,” Winona said “She won’t want to see me for a while, and I don’t want her to be alone And Aurora?” she said when her sister turned away “Pray for me”

“Are you kidding? After tonight, I’ for us all”

I don’t kno I’ surprise I wish it was a school day so I could talk to Cissy She would knohat to say

It all started at the fa seemed totally normal until Aunt Winona wouldn’t sit down for prayers That totally pissed Grandpa off

Then she gave Moreed to the DNA test I couldn’t believe it! I wanted to laugh out loud, but all hell broke loose Grandpa slammed his hand on the table, and then Moreed with Aunt Winona

Moht that would be the end of it, but Grandpa went totally postal He got up so fast his glass fell to the floor and broke and he said you will not do this thing, Winona Enough is enough

And then Aunt Aurora said he was aable to see a mistake and to want to fix it

Aunt Winona tried to explain that it wasn’t a choice she wasto do, and he went into his study and slammed the door shut I ran up after Mom and tried to talk to her, but she just curled up on her bed like a snail and stared at the wall, and when I went back to the farmhouse, Aunt Aurora threw me out She didn’t even let onna cry It’s all a big mess No one cares at all how I feel