That Broken Heart She Wore
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Family days were common, but a bore. There were only the three of them: three women, three generations with the eldest the most pliable of them ll.
Ruki didn't see the point of family days. It was impossible to get time alone with her mother's nagging and her grandmother's hovering, yet they insisted a quiet walk together was more important. Ruki didn't see how; they didn't accomplish anything that couldn't have been done inside. Any fresh air she did take in could be doubled or tripled if she was on her own.
She could have skipped out, but she didn't.
