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An Unopened Medical File From a Colorado Lake House Clinic

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My mother took a sharp, shallow breath, her face turning a pale, dusty gray under her makeup. She looked around the small living room as if she expected Caroline or Susan to emerge from the kitchen.

“Tyler is nineteen, Olivia,” she whispered, her voice rising in pitch as she stepped closer. “He has his whole college career ahead of him, and his coaches continue reading …

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