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This statement, it’s not a confession, all right? I didn’t kill my boyfriend. This isn’t my fault.

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I was the last person to see my brother alive.

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“It’s hard to tell what we’re going to need… until we need it. Take care now.” 

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“You must never ask God and for anything. You must only thank him for what he has already done.” 

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This was a first for me. I’ve never seen a doctor pronounce a child stillborn with a hand over its mouth to suppress its cries

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It was the first time I’ve ever seen a Facebook ad for a missing person

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The screen shakes erratically, and there’s nothing but splinters and lances of light and screaming.

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“There be the other ones out there.”

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We were a safe neighborhood.

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“No,” he says, and then his grin melted away. He leaned forward. “I mean it. Really. You will never find a girl that does it better. Never ever. Rest of your life. Ancient technique. You sure you can live with that, sir?”