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Submitted to Contest #283
This story contains mentions of familial death. I was twenty three when my dad died. It came as a shock to us all when he had his heart attack. We were all living in different parts of the country, or in my sister’s case the continent, going about our daily activities. My sister in Canada was taking care of her daughter, my brother in Minnesota had just gotten home from work, my sister in Illinois was working a babysitting gig, and my little brother at home was in school. I was driving to a park to read a book when my older brother called ...
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