"That's rough, I'm sorry." Though, really, it was Johnny's whole family, too. Just not all of his family was related to him. "Are they passing?" She made it sound like if they weren't, they'd be dead by now.
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"That's rough, I'm sorry." Though, really, it was Johnny's whole family, too. Just not all of his family was related to him. "Are they passing?" She made it sound like if they weren't, they'd be dead by now.