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Weekly Contest #55
Family Secrets by Eileen Wijesinghe "Can you keep a secret?" María asked with a sweet half-smile. My 12-year-old sister and I are sitting in Heller Park away from Mamá's watchful eyes, dangling our feet over the edge of the bone-dry Los Angeles River drainage ditch. I am smoking the cigarettes that are not allowed in the house, and María is finishing the ice cream that I bought her in exchange for her promise not to tell. "Pinky-swear," I say, and we lock fingers in the ritual. This is a happy weekend routine for my sister and me. I kn...
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