My Sister’s Substitute
At the door, she stopped, like every person who comes to this door to see her does, when there is one last thing to say.
"He is good for you," Allison said, her back turned to Irina, "Neo. For all of my mistakes-put him in the house, near that man-that I don't regret."
And then she was gone. Irina stayed in the small sitting room and listened to the front door slam, and stared at the indentation in the cushion that her fourteen-year-old best friend had occupied, and let the quiet settle over her like it was laying something to rest. She did not cry. Irina waited a few minutes then stood and smoothed the cushion where Allison had sat before leaving the room and returning to the library. Neo l
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