Forty-Two

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March 29th, 2011

dear Arix,

you still haven't been at school. it's been days, Arix. i was starting to get worried after dinner this evening, so i sprinted across my yard and into your front yard. i went up the porch and knocked on the door, and your mom answered it. she looked, to put it simply, awful. her hair was a mess, she had dark circles under her eyes, and she was dressed in a crumpled blouse and wrinkled sweatpants. she stared at me blankly until i asked about you. and i can't believe what she said.

"she was in a car crash."

-Paige

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