“The ceremony will be featured in the regional paper.”
“Did she really use that word — illness?”
“She said, ‘We want cheerful pictures, not things that remind people of sickness.’”
I closed my eyes for a long moment.
“What did you tell her, Lily?”
“Nothing.” Her voice cracked. “I just stood there. I didn’t know what to say. She patted my arm like she was
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