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Curtain move. Her silhouette in the storm door.
Watching.
One afternoon, the boys were kicking a soccer ball on the strip of grass in front of our house. I was on the porch with a lukewarm coffee.
“Mom, watch this shot!” Liam yelled.
Noah screeched as the ball flew wide.
And then I saw Deborah marching across the street.
“Excuse me,” she said.
Her voice was tight, like she’d wrapped it in plastic wrap to keep it from cracking.
I stood up.
“Hi. Something wrong?”
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