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“The house felt a little chilly, so I turned the thermostat up to sixty-eight.”

“I prefer it at sixty-five,” I said, opening the door for her.

“At your age, Mother, you need to keep your joints warm,” she said, her voice dripping with that high, sweet tone.

She followed me into the kitchen, where the old refrigerator hummed its familiar song against continue reading …