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Grace pulled the thu ernail Is that bad, too?”

Nana frowned, and Grace felt her heart beat faster again, a sick feeling settled in her tummy

Nana ca your thumb, Grace ”

Her voice eet and silky, like honey, and Grace felt herself starting to smile “Really?”

“Maybe I should try it ”

Grace giggled “It makes me feel better ”

“God knows that’s a good thing ”

“You said there was no God That’s what you told Daddy when he wanted to go to the cemetery ”

Nana’s s to make dinner now ”

Grace knew iain She wanted to suck her thued her blanket into her lap and sat there, watching Nana cook No one said anything for the longest ti Ariel’s naone

For the next two hours it was just Grace and her grand

Then, finally, Daddy was hoht into the house She jumped down from the sofa and ran for the front door

“Daddy!” she yelled when he ca backpack and scooped her into his arhted itself

He kissed her cheek “How’s irl?”

“I’ood, Daddy ”