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Brittany ran to him and hugged him.
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“Slow down, baby.”
Uncle was nice.
He was like that with me.
He massaged her feet.
“Brittany, did Riley say anything about head
pain?”
Brittany looked weird and said, “Riley grew up
in the country and is healthy! What’s wrong?”
Uncle thought.
“I found blood in the room, but you’re right,
she is healthy and doesn’t get sick!”
Brittany was relieved.
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I wanted to tell Uncle that Brittany was lying.
I can’t.
He wouldn’t believe me.
I was a jealous girl.
Brittany asked, “Honey, If Riley doesn’t want
to come, leave her. I hope she’s happy.”
Uncle got mad.
“I have to keep you safe when you give birth.
Baby and you are important!”
“I raised her and it’s time to pay me back! It
won’t hurt her to draw her blood!”
I was trembling!
He said I was family and he wouldn’t abandon
me, had he forgotten?
Brittany looked happy.
I cried.
Brittany was nice on purpose and made him
mad at me.
She didn’t tell the truth, so he would hate me.
“Honey, don’t say that, Riley would be sad!”
She did it on purpose.
Uncle scoffed.
The phone rang.
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It was my cousin, the cop.
Uncle got serious.
The phone:
“Riley is dead!”
