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Brianna immediately shook her head, but her face had given her away. “I didn’t think—”
“You knew?”
Her voice cracked. “I didn’t think it was serious.”
My parents tried to defend her. I watched it happen, the reflex that had been ingrained over a lifetime. The habit. The instinct to protect Brianna from consequences.
Mom whispered: “Maybe she misunderstood.continue reading …
