Still the child says nothing. “Run along now,” Olive tells her, but the girl leans against the doorjamb and sways slightly, her eyes fixed on Olive. “Not polite to stare,” Olive says. “Didn’t anyone teach you that?”
The little girl, still swaying, says calmly, “You look dead.”
Olive lifts her head up. “Is that what they teach you to say these days?”
— Jul 24, 2021 07:54AM
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