She sits perched on the highest tree branch and gazes out. The air feels cool and the sky is bright with stars and the sliver of a crescent moon. She peers down at the lines of houses below, so small they look like toys, flickering faintly. Her mother sits in one of those houses, without protection. Her chest swells with regret—the guilt of leaving over…
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