“You still get part of him.”
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My hand moved over Cecelia without thinking.
“Don’t.”
“What?”
“Don’t put her in this.”
“You still get part of him.”
Violet walked out without answering.
***
At Mark’s memorial, she went further.
An uncle hugged me near the flowers.
“Mark was helping people right until the end.”
His aunt nodded.
Violet walked out.
“You must be proud.”
“Proud?”
Violet had appeared behind us.
I turned.
“Violet.”
“She doesn’t get to be proud of this.”
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“You must be proud.”
Everyone went quiet.
