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sleep on his face. That was probably the onl

ipped through the tall iron bars until she was finally

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on it

out five letters, and left the

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envelope, same B

r her grandmother

d tiptoed back through the bars - this time

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red that Grandma was secretly w

reached out for help - and, of course, he used that chance

lyn had seen the names, but honestly, she di

she hadn't

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't care less - until s

hange letters. She wanted John

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then, but she still

's tears, the big fight be

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ly? She wa

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health was slipping a little, and even though he was

she had prov

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ther?

s paintings than business.

she th

now realized she had overlooked one

ack, he would

tting that happen. She'd make sure that f

t was no longer as quiet as when she'd left in the morn

moved out to her own apart

year of her life. Her apartment was

was huge, fancy, filled with art, with a massive garden

staff, always noisy. It felt

as just another reason

s. Evelyn closed the door, pulled out the letter, and tore it open w

wo carefully

t, he was thanking her for the help, and appa

rse sh

ldn't stress herself trying to convince Grandpa. H

e," Evely

m her younger brother. Evelyn doubted Grandma

woman - no surprise, given she

weakness? He

about to turn Evelyn's

with everyone -

turned into the sweetest, so

Philip, but even their relationship wasn't saf

y had after John left home. Martha tried her best to

nd left - and he did

return, evelyn was sure nothing on eart

pulled out her lighter, and set them on fire. She watched them burn until they turned into a sa

m-colored suits, brushed her blonde hair, put on some makeu

in this house, she was stuck following the family's morning t

morn

she stepped into t

opped talking the s

ng about something they

morn

ma replie

grumpy little nod. Okay someone wo

one of those moods. But ever since she came back here

Grandpa daily of how much "hard work" sh

side and launched into her usual update about the ne

er Philip carosel up. That wasn't her main goal, but hey, a f

er side of

Manhattan, in the Crown Heig

her cracked phone screen. She had just

oking at the jaw-dropping photos on

ictures with friends that looked straight out of Vogue - even Eve

es every single day. It was

nced at herself in the cracked mirror in the tiny room she shared with him. She was pretty sure this whol

d, that she had shiny blonde hair like her sister. But hey -

velyn in a kind of... concerning way, while her other friend L

. She didn't feel jealous

turns out to be part of a rich family and the half-sister

y found out about Evelyn by accident when she saw an old photo of her with th

o come home, but he always said no -

ery bills were so high they had to move out of their old (small but decent) hous

e surgery, the costs of meds and physical therapy were sky-high. That's when Maria suggested they ask their grandma for he

up. Maria had even overheard her parents talking

eakfast's getting co

ing,

n. Jeremy and their dad were already at the table,

ex?" she as

work already

ll of food, only to feel her mo

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om - I'm al

n take the car today

have therapy today. Just don't for

er mom a quick side-hug and wen