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\u201cPop, something\u2019s wrong. I need to tell you something, but you have to promise me you\u2019ll stay calm,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLord, son. Talk to me. What happened?\u201d I replied, feeling my blood pressure start to rise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw Grandma pulling into the\u00a0Peach Tree Inn<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0on Ponce de Leon Avenue. And she wasn\u2019t alone, Pop. She was with some guys in suits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I felt like someone had punched me in the gut. Estelle.\u00a0My<\/span>\u00a0Estelle, at the Peach Tree Inn. That motel was known all over the city, and not for its fine accommodations. It couldn\u2019t be. \u201cAre you crazy, boy? Your grandmother is with the doctor right now,\u201d I replied, my voice cracking<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cPop, something\u2019s wrong. I need to tell you something, but you have to promise me you\u2019ll stay calm,\u201d he said. \u201cLord, son. Talk to me. What happened?\u201d I replied, feeling my blood pressure start to rise. \u201cI saw Grandma pulling into the\u00a0Peach Tree Inn\u00a0on Ponce de Leon Avenue. And she wasn\u2019t alone, Pop. She was…<\/p>\n

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