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EVELYN – 1938
The day of the visit, Evelyn elected to take the bus to the address where Viola was living. Sarah had offered to have their driver take her, but Evelyn preferred it this way. As the bus rumbled along the street, lurching every now and then when it hit a pothole, she wished it could go faster. She leaned forward in her seat as if that could hurry things along. The night before, Evelyn had hardly slept as she anticipated this visit, images of a joyful reunion playing through her mind. She had sorely missed her sister's companionship and strength and was eager to reconnect.
Sarah had helped Evelyn find the street on a city map and figure out a bus route. It was not complicated, and Evelyn got off at the bus stop that was three streets from where Viola lived. Walking along i
