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What’s Happening to Us?

Alex Saltanov

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I remembered the things I had said in the courtroom. I remembered the things I had said to Anthony. I wondered if he had heard me. I wondered if he would ever hear me again.

My parents’ car pulled into the driveway. I went inside with them. We sat at the kitchen table. My mother put the kettle on the stove. My father put sugar into his coffee. He stirred the coffee with his finger. He was wearing a suit and tie. He had…

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