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I froze, staring into at the empty aisle of the church

She’d left

It wasn’t even a day

It wasn’t even two hours

She couldn’t e to even do that

How long did she make me kneel for her?

CALLIOPE—AGE 6

“No, Mo to hold onto the wall, but she pulled me

“Get out! Get out, you ! Get out!”

“No, Moers slipped I reached out for anything but found nothing I felt the cold air “Mommy!”

“Shut up!”

“Ah!” I gasped, hitting the snow and the ground I couldn’t breathe, the wind s ed myself

“How many times did I tell you!” she yelled from the door “You wet the bed one s don’t kno to control themselves!”

“I…I’m sorry, Mommy” I shivered

“Kneel here and until you learn!” She pointed to a spot in front of the door “Kneel!”