I just don’t know what to do. Everything feels so impossible. I couldn’t keep Petra from getting hit by a drunk driver. I can’t mend Karro’s broken bones. I can’t keep my father from climbing ladders. Can’t hire a teacher. Can’t fulfill my contractual commitments to my sponsors. I can barely get my damn key in the door! After fumbling with the lock, I push the door open, all the while juggling the heavy bags of groceries. Teddy sits up. “Hey, Morbror’s home. Wanna see what we did today?” “Morbror, look,” Karolina calls. Hanging my keys on the hook by the door, I take in their smiling faces.
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