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;1Iwatchherbackhernewtruckoutofthedriveway.Thevehicleistoolarge,too

expensive.She’drefusedtoconsiderapracticalcarwithgoodgasefficiencyandeasytopark.It’sbecauseofme,Ithink.Sheboughtittoshowmethatshecould.;2“I’m18,”she’dtoldmesooftenthatmyteethached.“Iamanadult!”;3Ithought,isthattrue?Justyesterdayyouwatchedsomecartoons.Whatchanged

betweenyesterdayandtoday?;4Todayshe’sgone,offtobeanadultfarawayfromme.I’mgladshe’sgone.Itmeansshemadeit,andthatI’mfinallyfreeof18yearsofresponsibilities.AndyetIwonderifshecouldtakegoodcareofherself.;5Sheleftamess.Herbathroomisanembarrassmentofdamptowels,rustedshavingblades,hairinthesink,andnearlyemptytubesoftoothpaste.Ibringaboxofbigblackgarbagebagsupstairs.Eyeshadow,facecream,nailpolish–allgointothetrash.Idumpdrawers,sweepshelvesclearandcleanthesink.WhenIamfinished,itisasneatandimpersonalasahotelbathroom.;6InherbedroomIfindmismatchedsocksunderherbedandpurplepantsontheclosetfloor.Deskdrawersarefilledwithschoolpapers,filedbyyearandsubject.Icatchmyselfreadingthroughpoemsandessays,admiringhighscoresontestsandreadinghername,printedortypedneatlyintheupperright-handcornerofeachpaper.Ipackthedeskcontentsintoabox.Sixmonths,Ithink.Iwillgivehersixmonthstocollectherbelongings,andthenIwillthrowthemallaway.Thatisfair.Grown-upspayforstorage.;7Ihavetopauseatthebooks.Comicbooks,teenfiction,romanticnovels,historical

novels,andtextbooks.Alifetimeofreading;eachbookbeloved.Iwanttobepractical,

tostufftheminpapersacksfortheusedbookstore.ButIlovebooksasmuchasshe

does,soIstackthemontoasinglebookshelftodealwithlater.;8Igoforherclothes.Dresses,sweaters,andshoesshehasn’twornsinceseventhgrade

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