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Maya I kick the flat tire before teetering on my heels. My arms flail, but I catch my balance before I fall flat on my ass and…

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Richard I slam?the sealed bottle of vodka against the counter and stare at it with shaky hands. On the one hand, I want to drink until I…

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Maya “Por?Dios, no empieces conmigo.” I smash the side of my hand mixer for the fifth time tonight. Between it overheating from too much use and its…

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Maya The?next morning, I wake up to a crew of men from Lopez Luxury fixing the old dock. Hammers pound against the new planks of wood, the…

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Maya I should have known today was going to be a bad day when one of my kids’ parents nearly brought me to tears after ripping into…

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Richard Things?finally feel like they’re falling into place for me. Maya has even trusted me with a key to the house again after I needed access to…

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Richard Maya?plucks a page from the tall stack of papers on the kitchen table and reads to herself while using her red pen to mark the page.…

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Maya “Mommy!?Look!” Abby runs into the kitchen, dropping envelopes of mail behind her like a breadcrumb trail. “Careful!” I grab her before she runs straight into an…

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Richard I leave Maya in the kitchen while I walk the appraiser out. When I come back, I find she hasn’t moved from her spot by the…

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Maya It?only took Richard two days after the attic incident to schedule a meeting with the appraiser. I didn’t have an option to say no, especially when…