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You Can't Come Here Any More
Turning away my sister feels like stomping barefoot on a nail. When I was nineteen and the car she warned me about gave out near Denver, Alice drove out to get me and never said I told you. Alice was the one who hijacked me from my own bachelor party and made me promise not to marry the girl who later got arrested for throwing a brick at a two-year-old. Alice is the one who always looked out for me, but I can't return the favor. I can't. It's too much to ask.
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When I turn her away, Alice staggers back toward the graveyard. She has nowhere else to go.
The End
This story was first published on Thursday, April 26th, 2012
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