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The Thing That Never Leaves

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Vivienne's POV

Tuesday evening.

The kitchen.

The cracked yellow tiles and the lamp over the counter and the window that never closed all the way. The smell of chamomile tea and the particular warmth of a room that had been lived in completely and honestly across a very long time.

We had driven here together after work. Not because it was a special occasion. Because it was Tuesday and Tuesday evenings had always meant this kitchen and my mother and the specific quality of being in the room where
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