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“The familiar hum of Mom's white noise machine blares. I picture Dad sound asleep next to her in his noise-canceling earplugs. I listen closely for signs of life coming from Jamie's room, and hear the faintest sound of giggling. For a moment, my chest tightens so intensely that I think it must be acid reflux…But the sharp ache is accompanied by the feeling of being completely and utterly alone.”