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dear malia,

i didn't tell josh about what happened at school when i got back to the motel that day after school ended.
i didn't want him to know.
he asked me how school was. i told him it was fine. 

his girlfriend lila came over to the motel that night and we decided to go out for dinner. in the car, i saw josh and lila looking at each other every now and then with so much love and admiration. i wished you looked at me like that. 

at dinner, they told me that lila was going to have a baby. i smiled because i was happy for them. i was happy because my brother looked happy.

and i hugged my brother and congratulated him and lila. lila joined the hug too. 
i felt like we were a real family.

truly,
hannah

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