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His mother didn't even turn to look at him
as Greg came into the room.

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She just kept staring down into the front
yard

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A martini in one hand
that she hadn't even sipped.

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She seemed calm, but he could see a vein

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pulsing below the dark bob of her hair,

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the hint of a pounding heart.

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And that made sense.

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It was the stillness that didn't.

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Why wasn't she doing anything?

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GREG: “Mom?”

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She ignored him until he reached out
and tugged on her sleeve.

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Then she flinched and checked
where he'd touched her,

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like she was worried
he might have left a mark on the cashmere.

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GREG: “Mom?” 
He tried again, desperate,

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but knowing she wouldn't listen to him
if he whined.

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GREG: “Can't you talk to him? Make him...”

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 PAULINE: “For God's sake, Greg!” She snapped.

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Her voice shrill and sharp.

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PAULINE: “Enough! Will you please leave me alone?”

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He retreated, stung, and she returned
to staring stiffly out the window.

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Everything was breaking

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and he had no idea how to fix it.

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He bolted out of the bedroom,
taking the stairs two at a time 

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so fast it felt like falling

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and rushed into the front yard right as his father 

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was swinging another
heavy suitcase into the back of his car.

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GREG: “Papa...” He said.

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But it was barely a whisper.

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His big brother,
Patrick, was already outside,

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but he wasn't doing anything either.

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Just leaning on the porch
railing with a funny look on his face

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like he was waiting for someone
to jump out and shout “surprise”

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Papa turned and saw the two of them
staring back at him.

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He looked away, cleared his throat,

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then seemed to rally.

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ERNEST:
“What's with the sour faces on you two?”

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ERNEST: “Come down here
where I can see you properly”.

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They obeyed, Greg still trying to think of what he needed to say.

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What perfect words would bring his father
to his senses?

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To realize that this was all wrong.

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ERNEST: “Now, chins up, both of you.”

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ERNEST: “You'll come visit me in Cuba next summer. That's not too far away.”

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ERNEST: “Martha can't wait to see you. You'll love her.”

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ERNEST: “and we're going to put your room up in a high tower.”

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ERNEST: “Like something out of a storybook.”

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ERNEST: “It'll be like living
at the top of the lighthouse. That sound fun?”

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Greg and Patrick nodded dutifully.