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Mena

“I never thought this day would come,” she says with a shake of her head.“Neither did I.” My tone is somber, my speech slow. It sounds like my voice is coming out of someone else’s mouth.The knot in my stomach is thick and tied tight. If I could, I would reach around Mrs. Houston’s head to the wall behind her, grab her chef’s knife, slice myself right down the center of my abdomen, and untangle my innards. Maybe then I would actually be able to take a deep breath.My eyes focus from the knife to her eyes. She has hardly looked at me since I g...

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