So that’s your sister?” asks Dee in a quiet voice.“Yeah.”“The one you risked your life for?”“Yeah.” The twins nod politely in that automatic way that people do when they don’t want to say something insulting.“Your family any better?” I ask. Dee and Due look at each other, assessing.“Nah,” says Dee.”Not really,” says Due at the same time.

Susan Ee

World After

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