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<p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="February">February</span> 12 <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="married">married</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pictured">pictured</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1)<span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="with">with</span> 2)<span word="chubby">chubby</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="cheeks">cheeks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="dark">dark</span>-<span word="brown">brown</span> 3)<span word="pigtails">pigtails</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4)<span word="permanent">permanent</span> 5)<span word="smudge">smudge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="lips">lips</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glowing">glowing</span> 6)<span word="complexion">complexion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span> <span word="curves">curves</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span>?</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>. <span word="Gone">Gone</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="bossing">bossing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="bossy">bossy</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="Lucy">Lucy</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Peanuts">Peanuts</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="an">an</span> 7)<span word="insult">insult</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="Lucy">Lucy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Lucy">Lucy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="confidence">confidence</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> 8)<span word="overbearing">overbearing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> 9)<span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> 10)<span word="set">set</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span> <span word="character">character</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realization">realization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="playground">playground</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slide">slide</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swings">swings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> 11)<span word="twirling">twirling</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="knee">knee</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="twirling">twirling</span> <span word="record">record</span> (<span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>). <span word="Somewhere">Somewhere</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12)<span word="bridesmaid">bridesmaid</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="material">material</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lovingly">lovingly</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Lucy">Lucy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>." <span word="We">We</span> <span word="hugged">hugged</span>.</p>
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