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Submitted to Contest #91
It’s been 6 months since my mother’s death, and I know I need to move on. It is just so difficult for me. My dad has his own family to take care of since the divorce, and my sisters are away at college, so the family is leaving it up to me to pack up the remainder of mom’s things. While compiling the final few boxes, the phone rings. A familiar voice, soft and delicate, a lot like my mom’s. My heart sinks just listening to her careful cadence and sweet sincerity. She said, “Hello, it this Kate?” “Yes,” I said timidly. “I am Neva...
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