sarah's hand crested the now familiar curvature of her belly, "... is bad?"
mother sighed. a long, tired sigh. "i won't say it's _good_, sarah.
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sarah! you got weeding to do, girl!"
sarah made no move to get up, or even answer their calls. she's been running away from herself for so long. now, in acceptance, she can finally rest.
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"um, sarah? are you feeling quite all right?"
"yes, michael."
"really? because you don't seem to be quite all right."
"whatever gave you that idea?" sarah said, ripping the hoe out of the earth.
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sarah nodded. "and i need to tell it..."
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sarah calmly approached her son and placed her hand in the crossbow's line of fire, barely an inch from the bolt's poisonous tip.
"what the hell, mother!?" mateo tried aiming over her hand, then under it, but sarah kept pace with every movement.
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sarah nearly ran full tilt into the front door in her haste to get away from him. she wrenched it open, hurried inside and -
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- slammed it shut behind her. but that wouldn't be enough, oh no!
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'from this day forward, i, mateo, son of sarah and michael, do solemnly swear to no longer be a jackass'. do it!"
he put his right hand over his heart and raised his left in the air, ready to take the oath.
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It took a few seconds for sarah's meaning to sink in, and when it did, kiana could only gasp and clap a hand to her mouth. "sarah!"
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sarah fiddled with the neckline of her dress.
"sarah dear?"
"um... michael?"
"yeeees?"
"i think you'd better sit down."
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"gave me one hell of a shock, it did."
kiana and sarah both nearly jumped a foot in the air.
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sarah's lungs were beginning to burn, but she dared not take a breath.
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