A House Full of Voices Is Never Empty
ShortStory 2,995 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
"Do you remember the war? No, of course not. You were too small, a solemn-eyed toddler in Má’s arms. You were born in the year of the rat, a lucky, ambitious year. I was two years older, year of the dog, loyal to the end. You were little souris, little Em, and I was your Chi. I always knew I needed to take care of you."
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