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Deloise watched her mother throw down her table, eyes ablaze. "Is this what you've been up to all along?" she broke into a cynical laugh, "Someone tell me this is a joke!"
Esther threw her arms as she looked round the room. No one moved.
"I'm so sorry, mom. I just... I-I got an opportunity and I couldn't sit still," she reached for her mother's hand, "You said I should be happy, you wanted me to be successful. I'm both, can't you see?" She gulped, searching her mother's eyes.
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