“I didn’t do what I wanted.” She exhales, her gaze surveying the clean but cluttered kitchen. “I stayed in here.”“What did you want to do?”The question seems to throw her for a moment, but then her eyes find mine, and she says, crystal clear, “Decide for myself.”Others would probably say well, why didn’t you? If your house and electric is paid for, and your food is free, what’s holding you back? What are you complaining about?I know Miss Nola better than anyone, though. If she could’ve gone after Rhona and Greer back when they were messing with me, nothing would’ve stopped her. She’s not free, and she didn’t choose this.I reach across the table and rest my hand near hers, palm flat to the table. She smiles at me. Tears gather along her lower lashes, but they don’t fall. Neither of us are criers.“What do you want to do, Flora?”For a second, I think she means right now, like do I want breakfast, or do I want to go to bed.“If you could decide for yourself, what would you want?”I
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