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The Room With My Name

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Gwen

The words seemed to linger in the air long after Adrian said them. "A room with your name on the door." I stared at him.Part of me expected him to take the sentence back. To explain that there had been some mistake. A clerical error. A misunderstanding. Anything. Instead, Adrian held my gaze steadily. Which told me there had been no mistake at all.

My mother was the first to react. "What do you mean her name was on the door?" Her voice sounded strained and fragile. The question everyone wa
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