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"I told hinored too much"

"I'll go over there now" Mommy said

Daddy nodded "Ill drive you"

"I want to go too Daddy," I said

"Okay, honey"

"You don't need to drive me Austin Suet in and out of the van," she decided

I wheeled Mommy out Daddy said he would join us in a while after he s to do for Roy as well

A long tio Uncle Roy had built a small ramp at the rear of his front porch just for the times Mommy would visit She wasn't there all that often, but he built it anyway I ca she would come to visit more

I knocked and called through the screen door, Uncle Roy toldby hiot up quickly

"Oh Roy, I'm so, so sorry," Mommy told him She reached up for him and he fell to his knees and buried his head in her lap as if he was a little boy She stroked his hair He didn't cry He just held hiainst her She looked up at me

"Why don't you put up so to eat honey?"

I nodded andup the stairway toward Harley's room The noise I ht his curiosity, andin the kitchen doorway

"Mommy's here to visit," I said "I've put up so to eat? Toast and jam cheese?"

"Whatever" Harley said He dropped himself in a chair and stared at the table while I worked As soon as the coffee was ready, I poured two cups I knew Uncle Roy liked it black and Mommy liked a touch of milk

"I'll just bring this to them," I told Harley He looked up and nodded