Dear Lily,

Thank you for your letter sweetheart. I know you said I don't have to continue with this story but I want to. I just needed time to rest and figure out exactly how to describe the grisly scene. It was just so disgusting and my father was an awful man. But God rest his soul, I have forgiven him as the good Lord says I must. 

I turned the corner and I was hit with a stench so rotten my eyes burned. I froze in the doorway and pulled my blouse collar over my nose to mask it, but the thin material was no match for the foul odor. I quickly gave up, let my blouse slip back down, dropped my books and grabbed Rose’s hand. I had to see him. I knew in my heart that our father was dead, but my mind needed to make sure. Which was dumb and t...

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