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Whatever.
Why is this such ahugedeal?
It’s just not—
Mom starts,
the vision we had in mind
for you or for us next year.
Mama Alice
grabs Mom’s hand then.
It’s time, Mara.
We can’t put this off.
Mom starts to cry.
What’s happening?
What is it time for?
I ask.
Junie—your mom and I
have decided to get
a divorce.
I want Mama Alice to stop
talkingbut she
just pushes forward.
We love each other very much
but after everything that’s happened
we’ve realized
we’ve changed
and we both need a new chapter.
No
is all I can get out.
And—Mom adds, wiping a tear.
Even though this is a mutual
decisionwe’ve got a life’s worth
