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Shock didn’t begin to describe the way Allison felt when her parents enveloped her in a hug. It had been years since she’d seen them, and longer since they were happy to see her.
“What are you guys doing here?” she stammered.
“We came to see you,” her mom said. “It’s been too long. Can we come in?”
“Sure. Does Molly know you’re here?”
Her mom, Vanessa, shook her head. “We wanted to surprise you girls. But we were hoping to see you first.”
Allison led them to the living room, wondering how she was going to survive. Molly had always thrown interference with their parents, even though she never knew why.
“Can I get you guys a drink or something? Or we can go out to dinner?”
“Sit,” Vanessa said gently. “We want to talk to you.”
“Okaaaay. Is everything alright?”
“Yes. But we wanted
