A thousand times today started open mouth, started squeak out, “Can te — Margaret Peterson Haddix, Double Identity

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A thousand times today I've started to open my mouth, started to squeak out, "Can you tell me…? But then I'd look into the front seat, at my mother's silent shaking, my father's grim profile, the mournful bags under his eyes, and all the questions I might ask seemed abusive. Assault and battery, a question mark used like a club. My parents are old and fragile. I'd have to heartless to want to hurt them.

Margaret Peterson Haddix, Double Identity

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