A Cord of Three Rotten Strands

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An excerpt:

She giggled and threw a pillow at him as he left the room. She sat up and began to dress, looking into the mirror as she did. “You’re a beautiful girl,” she heard her father say. “Such a beautiful girl.” But then Mom left him, and he didn’t say much after that. “You’re a beautiful girl,” she heard the others say. “Can I buy you a drink?” At least this one was staying long enough to fix her a drink after the roll in the hay. She flung her hair over her shoulders, brushing down the unkempt sections. “He’s nice,” she said to herself. “I wonder if he’ll stay a while.” She put the brush into her purse and wiped a tear.

Very quietly she opened the bedroom door and looked for the stairs descending to the main floor. A girl’s voice floated up the stairs: “Don’t laugh,” she was saying. “That’s so mean.” Gentlemen chuckled. She padded down in bare feet, holding her shoes in one hand, her purse in the other. They greeted her warmly.

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