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The silence in the house was smothering, as if it were stuffed with the old woman's absence. Denise fought back sobs as she boxed her mother's belongings, wondering once again why her mother had shunned her those many years ago.

She noticed a slip of paper on the floor by the baseboard. Written on the paper was a date: January 1, 1972. Below the date in her mother's hand were nine words.

"I resolve to accept that she is not human."

Wiping away a tear with the tip of her scaly tail, Denise pondered what the cryptic resolution could mean.

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    Kimberly about 10 years ago

    Wow! This is something worth thinking about....

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    Neville Hunt almost 6 years ago

    Great stuff George...rather belatedly...but it is Drabble of the Day today.

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