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Her.

this morning i pretended to be sick

just so mom would let me stay home from school today

i didn't feel like doing anything

i didn't think i could anyway

even though i was pretending

i felt sick in a different way

i couldn't describe it

i stayed in bed

while my sister went off to school

and my mom headed out for another job hunt

i confined myself to bed

and silently cried.

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