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“Hey, Sis? You realize that the guy who’s selling you the laptop lives out in Frackville, right?”
I leaned over my sister’s shoulder and whispered a few non-English swearwords. “Why the hell would he be out there?”
“I dunno.”
“So this means I have to go outside the city limits, then.”
“It’s only an hour’s drive beyond the wall.” My sister shrugged. “People do it all the time and they’re fine. Katie went outside just two weeks ago to visit family.”
Mother emerged from the living room, her face drawn. “Right into the middle of the Disturbance. This laptop worth this to you?”
“I need a laptop to do my work. No worries, Mom.”
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I continued to tell myself I wasn’t worried even as I got ready for my trip in front of the bathroom mirror. I pulled my hair back and stared at my face, belatedly regretting all…
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Thank you so much for reblogging! I hope to have more cheerful posts after Nov 8th 😉 Right now I’m still a bundle of nerves!
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Ditto. We can do this.
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Incidentally, the record Latino turnout in your home state is the thing that’s totally encouraging me right now 🙂 We can do this!!
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Fingers crossed.
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