LorettaI stood in front of the racks at the mall, staring blankly at the shelves trying to remember what else I needed. I have been in Ithaca for a while now, and at first, it was lonely, living alone with no one to talk to.I have never really lived by myself before. Back in school, I stayed in Rosie Hall, and after graduation, I moved back home with Grandma. Later, in New York, I shared an apartment with Tonia. So this, being on my own, still feels strange. But I have to adapt.Life without Tonia and Logan is dull, though. They have visited twice since I moved here, and we still talk almost every minute, but it’s not the same.I reached for the last bag of potato chips on the shelf, just as another hand stretched toward it. I turned, giving my best puppy-dog eyes, silently pleading for mercy.“I’m sorry,” I said, smiling nervously. “Can I please have that? I was here first, and I really want it.”The woman beside me looked to be in her late fifties, elegant, with the kind of beau
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