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I wanted to believe him.

For years, I did.

Vanessa pointed at the road. “Take your children somewhere else. There are hotels in town.”

“There’s a festival this weekend,” I said. “The hotels are full.”

“That isn’t my problem.”

“No,” I replied. “But this property is mine.”

A silence fell so suddenly that I heard grease crackling on the grill.

My mother stared continue reading …