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My father,\u00a0Raymond<\/span><\/strong>, had leaned across the driver\u2019s seat to add his own contribution. \u201cWe don\u2019t have room for you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lily had begged them, rain already soaking through her jacket. \u201cBut Grandma, it\u2019s pouring and it\u2019s miles away!\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when my sister,\u00a0Miranda<\/span><\/strong>, appeared in the passenger seat, her face twisted in that familiar smirk I\u2019d grown to hate over the years. Her two children,\u00a0<\/span>Bryce<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Chloe<\/span><\/strong>, sat dry and comfortable in the back seat, staring out at their cousin with blank expressions. \u201cMy kids deserve the comfortable ride,\u201d Miranda had said, before my father drove away.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My father,\u00a0Raymond, had leaned across the driver\u2019s seat to add his own contribution. \u201cWe don\u2019t have room for you.\u201d Lily had begged them, rain already soaking through her jacket. \u201cBut Grandma, it\u2019s pouring and it\u2019s miles away!\u201d That\u2019s when my sister,\u00a0Miranda, appeared in the passenger seat, her face twisted in that familiar smirk I\u2019d grown…<\/p>\n

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