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"Write dohat happened as simply and as quickly as you can Go ahead," she ordered

"Mother," Mommy protested

"Just be quiet for athere is to know I've learned sos with my added years"

"I don't really want to do this Grandmother," I said

"Of course you don't It's painful, but it's like throwing up rotten food You've got to get it out of you Do it quickly Go on dear"

She stood overher student write the sentence over and over until she got it perfect

I took a breath, thought a moment and then jotted down the most basic two-line description: / went for aith a boy at school He got me into his van and raped me

"Perfect," Grande out of the pad and folded it over and over until it was only an inch or so wide She held it tightly in her clenched hand as if she had caught an annoying fly "Now let's go get a shovel, find an out-of-the-way place out back and bury it as deeply as we can Coized by the plan

"Everyone is going to think you're absolutely mad Mother"

"It's not for everyone to know," she replied "Summer?"

Mother looked at me, her expression suddenly curious because ofif it would work Maybe there was soan was certainly an expert when it ca sadness

"I can't stand this any us so away from us

"Co her arm around my shoulders

We walked out together

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