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36 The Endings

I pulled the pillow  harder over my head. I felt just awful. Or maybe not awful, weird. Every inch of my body felt totally strange. And I was hot. I reached down; good grief, I was wearing a shirt. I … Continue reading

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35 Intermission

I ran down the corridor, chasing the rabbit, but it always got away from me. And I had to pee, but the more I tried, the more I had to go. You’re asleep, you moron, I told myself. Wake up! Wake … Continue reading

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34 The Ending

  They’re ready, love. I cried, and held Joseph. “I hope she loves him,” I said. “Oh, she will,” he said, “the returnees have been adjusting remarkably well. They find that their dopplegangers have made decisions that fit very well … Continue reading

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33 Harsh words

Mrs Davis came up front where I was sitting, sewing yet another patch on my husbands jeans. “Well, I think this is truly a first,” she said, surveying my just bulging belly. We have hundreds of girls each year that are pregnant, … Continue reading

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32 Wonderful Gifts

Gillians parents didn’t do Christmas, but they had kindly given their permission for her to celebrate it with us. It had been a complex task, taking the girls shopping while everyone tried to keep everything secret from everyone else, all … Continue reading

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31 It goes well on you

We went home right away, and I took shower. I felt dirty just having sat next to him. Gillian was still in shock at our reaction. I sat on my bed and listened to the convesation that they probably thought … Continue reading

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