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The rest of Rosuto’s Sunday passed quietly. The walk to school Monday was cold, a bitter wind seeming to pierce Rosuto’s skin a..

A wind gust outside, the sounds of leave that should have been growing off the new buds of trees scraping against the ground. It was dark ou..

Rosuto woke up first the next morning. She opened her eyes for a moment, then burrowed deeper into her covers, squeezing the small body she..

It was around seven, and Rosuto and Karen were sitting together on the bus. Ally was back at home. Rosuto had forgotten she had a doctor&rs..

Rosuto walked inside and shut the door tight behind her, locking it. The downstairs was dark. She slipped her flats off and sigh, Karen had..

They lay there in the dark room for a few minutes before either dared to move. Finally Rosuto stood up, and walked to her dresser. As she s..

Ally walked home, her body stiff, muscles tight. She walked to the brick house that was identical to its neighbors except for its lack of f..

Ally looked up when she heard the sound of the door moving on its hinges. It swung open, missing her by a few inches, and Rosuto stood ther..

Rosuto woke up the next morning to the usual sounds of a hospital. Patients taking their walks, nurses buzzing around, the sounds of wheels..

Ally started going back to work after only two days at home. She decided she wasn’t too sore to move, and that it would be good for h..