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2024-10-29 19:42:56SETH
I guess I could tell Emily the truth, but leave out the important details. She wanted to know about my past, and I knew that she only meant to do that because she was genuinely curious to get to know me, but there was no way I was going to talk about the shit-storm that I left behind in Connecticut. That was a can of worms that I would never open.
Moving to Bountyville to live with my mother was meant as a fresh start, and talking about that now just beat the purpose of what I’d initially started out to do.
“You told me your dad lives in Connecticut. What does he do there?”
“He owns a farm and a small departmental store. I used to help him with both.” I shrugged. “Like I said, nothing special.” I couldn’t meet her eyes, not with the stuff that I was hiding.
When I dared a glance towards her, she had a smile on her face as she sipped on her coke. “Did your father remar
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