"There’s nothing wrong with your room. It was nice of Devory to share it with you”
“He really used to cry?” Miri asked Benny. “That’s so sad.”
Benny put down his empty glass. “Every night, in his room. It always made me scared. Devory also got scared when he cried.”
“For sure,” Miri agreed. “I always get scared when my mother cries. She used to cry a lot. It’s one of my worst things in the whole world.”
“Mine too, only it’s my father. I don’t really remember my mother too much,” Benny said. “She was sick for a long time, and in the hospital.”
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