Barbara's Truth
I looked at Aunt Kate, shocked and wondering how much she knew. We spent the night talking, and she told me about the stories my mother had told her as a child. It turned out that my mother had whole heartedly believed her mother, but still believed that Violet was a victim to the whole mate situation. It felt good to unload to someone I knew, someone I could trust. I told her about my suspicions around Barbara, and although she seemed taken aback, it seemed to be something that she had also long suspected. But Barbara was her friend, and there had to be more to the story. It was around 2am, when she suddenly said 'come on, let's get those answers.' She reached for her keys, and bemused I followed her out of the door and to the car. The timing was odd, but she could tell the urgency I had
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