Grant came back onto the phone.
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PART 3 She shrugged. “Not long.” I smiled weakly. “Did you sleep okay?” Another shrug. Then she asked the question I had been dreading. “Mom… are we homeless?” My heart stopped. “No.” “But we don’t have a house.” “We have a home.” “Where?” I looked at my…
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