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Submitted to Contest #152
“I can see it now.” “See what, Mama?” Hasina questioned. “Yeah! See what!?” Imani said. I smiled at both of my girls. “All of this.” They both cuddled under the baby blue blankets, as I dimmed the light to a dull brightness. We were poor. After my mother lost her job, we lost everything. Lost our house, lost hope. My father left us a few years before, so my mom was alone. Our apartment wasn’t big to start with. My brother Obi and I shared a bed and my mother slept on our couch. Obi’s name means heart and he ha...
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