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She never screamed or threw tantrums. Sometimes she simply stared at me as though she expected someone else to walk through the door instead.
Everyone called Emily’s survival a miracle.
When she asked where her parents had gone and why they weren’t coming back, I gave her the answer I had rehearsed countless times.
“It was an accident, sweetheart. A bad storm. Nobody’s fault.”.…continue reading…
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