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We Were Happy

We Were Happy

flash fiction by Janet Bohac

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Oct 23, 2022
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We Were Happy

We were happy.
We were sad.
One of us died.
Then, the other one died.

If asked, I think this is how my parents would tell the story of their life together.
But, of course, thatʼs why they had me.
To bear witness.

They would never tell you about our house, how there was no artwork, only one
gigantic photograph of the …

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