04-29-2008, 01:37 AM
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Her sister's voice called out to her and Maria was still a loss for words. At first, she had seen her sister a few times when her family turned their backs on her, but after a while those visits became shorter and after Beppe had been born, it seemed to have disappeared. Now, though, it was a bittersweet feeling. Maria had eventually lumped Antonella in with the rest of her family whom shunned her because of her choices, but eventually became numb after a while. "I.. L'ho mancata anche," she said and within seconds, Maria flung herself forward and took her sister in her arms. It was overwhelming with everything going on, with Giuseppe's return and their establishment here, but to see her sister again was such a great feeling and to take her out of the lump of unhappy family was even better. "Come lei ha preso qui?" she asked, pulling away and looking at her face.
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