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Cam’el unlocked the door. Behind him across the hall, Ms. Nancy spied through a crack. He turned and she unhinged the latch, child already in her arms, now in his.
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“Thank you, Nana.”
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“No worries,” she said, after a pause, retreating to smells of hot curry.
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“They’re coming over,” Jackie said from the bathroom.
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As the door was closing Andrew pushed his way in followed by Simone and Lana, boisterous and playful, until they saw Karin asleep. Simone adjusted the curtains, sending light down on Jackie.
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“Oh, hello, I’m Simone!”
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Who’s this? Cam’el rarely had company outside of our circle. Another organizer? Girlfriend?
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Cam’el lay Karin down in the spare room, bringing Jackie a shirt to cover the marks that had already begun to fade. He found the small tablet with faces that glowed and glittered in a grid. Sticky with jam, he pressed the face that resembled Jackie’s. Andrew and Simone watched him.
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“Are you hungry? We brought pizza.”
