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Riley hugged her parent's picture and cried herself to sleep in their room. The morning was beautiful and bright. Riley sat on the floor holding onto the picture with her head on her parent's bed still asleep when her phone rang. She drowsily opened her eyes and reached for her phone which was beside her on the floor. She checked the caller and it was Lionel.

"Hi. Lio..." she mumbled dully.

"Have you been crying?" he queried on the other side of the ...