Bernie is a poverty-stricken woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when an old friend returns to town. This is Part Nine.
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Part Nine
Leaning over, Bernie wedged her thumb and index finger into the denim-blue, square-toed Annie Kia ankle boot and pulled up the inside zipper. She [...]

Bernie is a poverty-stricken woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when an old friend returns to town. This is Part Eight.
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Part Eight
It felt great to be clean. Soap and hot water, taken for granted most of her life, had become a luxury for Bernie. [...]

Bernie is a poverty-stricken woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when an old friend returns to town. This is Part Seven.
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Part Seven
“Kenneth! Are you okay?” Bernie yelled. The terror in her voice frightened her.
She stayed there waiting to hear anything — a whimper, [...]

Bernie is a poverty-stricken woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when an old friend returns to town. This is Part Six.
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Part Six
As she ran past the tennis courts, Bernie again saw the couple with matching sweats, now playing tennis. They didn’t notice her.
Not far from [...]

Bernie is a poverty-stricken woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when an old friend returns to town. This is Part Five.
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Part Five
She looked above the wall to see Glenda, all six-foot-four of her, wearing a red overcoat that somehow outshone her long, tangled, flame-orange hair. [...]

Bernie is a poverty-stricken woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when an old friend returns to town. This is Part Four.
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Part Four
Bernie had learned early in her new life that filling her water containers should be the last task of the day. In the Ozark [...]

Bernie is a poverty-stricken woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when an old friend returns to town. This is Part Three.
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Part Three
Bernie had misheard plenty of utterances since the start of her hearing loss, but this one seemed more important than most. She turned her [...]

Bernie is a poverty-stricken woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when an old friend returns to town. This is Part Two.
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Part Two
Bernie stopped where Searcy Street crossed Seventh. A lot full of gleaming new Dodge cars and trucks sat to her right, across the street [...]

Bernie is a poverty-stricken woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when an old friend returns to town. This is Part One.
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Part One
Bernie pulled her legs up and put her knees on his chest and her hands on his head. She closed her eyes and pushed with [...]