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I didn\u2019t know how to read a clock then, not really. I just knew that the numbers looked sharp, like teeth.<\/p>\n

\u201cMama?\u201d I whispered.<\/p>\n

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I slid out of bed. The linoleum floor was ice against my bare feet. I padded over to the couch where Mama had collapsed earlier. Mrs. Kowalski, our neighbor from 2B, was snoring softly in the armchair, her knitting needles resting on her chest like crossed swords. She had come down when Mama started shaking, when the ambulance came the first time, hours ago, but they hadn\u2019t taken Mama. Mama had refused.\u00a0No insurance,<\/i>\u00a0she had pleaded, her voice jagged.\u00a0I just need to sleep.<\/i><\/p>\n

Now, Mama was sleeping. But it was wrong.<\/p>\n

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I didn\u2019t know how to read a clock then, not really. I just knew that the numbers looked sharp, like teeth. \u201cMama?\u201d I whispered. No answer. I slid out of bed. The linoleum floor was ice against my bare feet. I padded over to the couch where Mama had collapsed earlier. Mrs. Kowalski, our neighbor…<\/p>\n

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