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ear, d arli n g h o m e, a p la ce s he ’d
n e ve r th o ug ht s he ’d li v e in a gain . S he c o uld h e ar M arg are t’s li g ht v o ic e c ha tte rin g a w ay h a ppily d ow nsta ir s ,
th e d eeper r u m ble o f R obert a nsw erin g h e r. S he w as s o
lu cky
, d esp ite e ve ry th in g , to b e b ack h o m e a t la st.
W ha t c o uld b e m ore w ond erfu l?
Her e ye s fille d w ith te ars a nd s he c lo se d th e m tig htly . W ha t a
stu pid
th in g to th in k. W ha t c o uld b e m ore
w ond erfu l? If th e c ro w o n h e r w in d ow sill h a d b een D am on, if s he ’d k no w n th a t h e w as o ut th e re s o m ew he re ,
re ady to fla sh h is la zy s m ile o r e ve n p urp ose ly a ggra va te h e r, n o w
th at
w ould h a ve b een m ore w ond erfu l.
Ele na o pene d h e r e ye s a nd b li n ke d h a rd s e ve ra l tim es, w illi n g th e te ars a w ay. S he c o uld n’t fa ll a part. N ot

n o w . N ot w he n s he w as a bout to s e e h e r fa m ily a gain . N ow s he w ould s m ile a nd la ug h a nd h ug h e r fa m ily .
L ate r s he w ould c o lla pse , in d ulg in g th e s ha rp a che in sid e h e r, a nd le t h e rs e lf s o b. A fte r a ll, s he h a d a ll th e
tim e in th e w orld to m ourn D am on, b eca use lo sin g h im w ould n e ve r, e ve r s to p h urtin g .

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T he b rig ht m orn in g s un s ho ne o n th e lo ng , w in d in g d riv e th a t le d to th e g ara ge b ehin d th e b oard in g ho use .
P uffs o f w hite c lo ud s cud ded a cro ss th e li g ht b lu e s ky. It w as s uch a p eace fu l s ce ne th a t it w as a lm ost
im possib le to b eli e ve th a t a nyth in g b ad h a d e ve r h a ppene d in th is p la ce .
The la st tim e I w as h ere ,
th o ug ht S te fa n, p uttin g o n h is s ung la sse s,
it w as a w aste la nd.
Whe n th e k its une h a d h e ld s w ay in F ell’ s C hurc h, it h a d b een a w ar z o ne . C hild re n a gain