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CHAPTER 129 — Someone Asking Questions

Author: Leigh Frankie
last update publish date: 2026-11-03 19:02:53

“I painted this,” Amanda said, holding up a canvas before Irene had even taken her seat.

Irene looked at the painting, then at her mother.

“That's actually pretty good, Mom. I didn't know you could paint.”

“Neither did I.”

It was Thursday afternoon, two days after Irene had spent most of her day off questioning her life choices in front of Mr. Mustard. She'd come straight from her café shift to visit Amanda.

Her mother had been making good progress. She was attending her sessions regularly, par
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