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The sun hangs high and golden, spilling warmth across everything—the gravel beneath my feet, the black paint of the car, the white roses climbing the garden wall in full, heavy blooms.
I lean against the passenger door outside the house. My shoulder blades press into the cool metal. My arms are crossed. My patience is thinning like frost beneath a rising sun.
My glasses are on. Dark lenses. A wall between me and the world.
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