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Submitted to Contest #71
Silvia’s Aunt Carol had always been kind of a bitch. Not one to relish in profanities, Silvia simply couldn’t help herself in calling a spade a spade. Her mother’s only sister, the only relative living within 3,000 miles, she constantly reminded herself she should at least try. When her mother passed away from cancer last year, Aunt Carol was there. There to remind her to pay the florist. There to remind her to eat, shower, and iron her dress. There to remind her to fix her smudged lipstick that she probably shouldn’t be wearing anyway, as s...
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