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