Stephanie

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“Can you throw the ball to me?” Silence. “Oh. It’s okay. I can get it myself.”

I run over to the other side of the grassy yard and grab the large blue tie-dye ball and bounce it.

“I love that dress that you are wearing. Where did you get it?” Silence. “Really? I should go there sometime. It’s absolutely beautiful.”

Stephanie was my best friend. She was my sister. We did everything together. We had tea parties, played catch, and even went shopping together. She sat right next to me in school, and we even shared a bed.

Too bad she isn’t real.
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