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nervous murmur moved through the room.
My sister sneered when I walked into dad’s funeral-because I was the “disgrace” he kicked out years ago… Until the lawyer said my name and… the whole room froze.
Vanessa did not sit.
My father continued. “For years, I believed Mira stole from me. I believed she disgraced this family. I believed what I was shown.”
Vanessa’s face changed color.
“I was wrong.”
The words hit harder than thunder.
My fingers curled around the edge of the pew.
