The question surprises me, but I have no problem answering her truthfully. “I never imagined doing anything else. That’s the one thing that my brothers never understood. How I couldn’t want more than what I’d always known.” I glance at her. Her attention stays fixated on each part of the property that we pass. “At one point, they both did something else for a little while. Eventually, they came back. But I’m the exception. I’ve always known what I wanted. Always knew that I’d spend every day here until my last. Even when things are . . .” I let the thought linger for a moment. I don’t want to
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